（1）call the shots 做决断 a62'\wF>D
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )(/Bw&$
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 > r
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. |XrGf2P9u
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（3）clown around 胡闹 h 2QJQ|7a
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7QX p\<7
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. d Eu\ }y|
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 y 1I(^<qO=
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. S%6 V(L|
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 eaWK 2%v
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 'pa8h L
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. B] nu \!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 s$3WJ'yr
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. yhsbso,5 a
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 S=zW
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Ly_.% f
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 qDK\MQ!
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 p!o+8Xz5
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. !h.bD/? K
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（10）for good 永远 |h 3`z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :c3'U _H^
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 +eVm+4WK
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ":vF[6K6
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 NGp^/PZX0
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. }n t,DG!r
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 /I@`B2
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *USzzLq
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @"vTz8oY@
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 eFz!`a^dX
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 52v@zDY
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 (@3?JJ]1
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. r34 GO1d
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 j=V2~
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例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 Lv<)Dur0K
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 g7`uWAxZa
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