（1）call the shots 做决断 , GR(y^S
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9IIe:
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 KZDB \T
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9B*SWWAj
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way.
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ?<F\S2W
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. g<.VW 0
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Q) FL|
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（4） cook up 虚构 $> #PhOC
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^QFjBQ-Hai
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 t3 bDi/m
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 !-2 S(8
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7i/ ?+|
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 V?5_J%
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 y4envjl 0
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. r}vI #;&
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 .g4bV5ma3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 M{z+=c&w
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. *M KVm)Iv
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 {d7KJmN
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 e@X~F6nP
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. O'5( L9,
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 B V Pf8!-
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 5(U.<
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. \6@}HFH
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（10）for good 永远 x28B z*O
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ]CHMkuP[k
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 #Q|$&b
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 i4Fw+Z
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,Xb :f/lB
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 cJH7zumM)
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. I98wMV8
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 c?z% z&
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Bpqq-_@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. xp,H5
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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 o.j;dsZ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. (S( =W G
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 8I~ H1
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 (D~mmffY1
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. rfCoi>{<
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 NG b`f-:jw
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @ zPWu}&m
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。 Y4b"(ZhM_
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2f~s$I&l#
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