（1）call the shots 做决断 ;($1Z7j+
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. wv^b _DR
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1Is%] 6
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. G A@ Ue9
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 c/'M#h)"
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（3）clown around 胡闹 (yGQa5v
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2GUupnQkD
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 jb 3.W
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（4） cook up 虚构 L|J~9FM
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 9wMEvX70
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 0x71%=4H^x
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. p8>R#9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 VVLIeJ(*XT
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 1i+FL''
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 9P0yv3
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 = t-fYV
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 +5-fk>o
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. :'Xr/| s
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 1J'pB;.]s
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 !qaDn.9
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Mr. JLW
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 `M)E* G
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. A8!Ed$@
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（10）for good 永远 ^W}MM8
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <A{y($
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 a[ i>;0
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ?@3&dk~ni
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. HL8(lPgS
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 M8zE3;5
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. |!xpYT:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Rn;VP:H M
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #B}Qt5w
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 'z-D%sCA
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 &SrGh$:X
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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 > [8#hSk
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. S\b K+
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 sb A2W~:
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. D2)i3vFB
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 z{' 6f@]
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。 '+6 <U[ L
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 itHM7d
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