（1）call the shots 做决断 l'U1
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. XGfzEld2"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ll^DY
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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. XHxz @_rw
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（3）clown around 胡闹 {6'*Phw
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {odA[H
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 SIq1 X'7
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（4） cook up 虚构 I:#Ok+
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :pwa{ P
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 |;P ^clS3
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 '61i2\[lZQ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Xo Y7/&&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 t5paY w-b
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2"@Ft()]
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. IAI(Ix
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 mDfwn7f
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. #vQ ?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 +Hj/0pp
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. jYWw.g<
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 %M9;I
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 >AG^fUArH
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. hK(tPl$
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（10）for good 永远 |5,<jyp
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. tMFsA`ng
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 R)+t]}
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. R& #tSL
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;i \C]*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. F$Q04Qw
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 RN[]Jt#6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 (#o t^
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !v9lk9SV
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 tPU-1by$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _s+c+]b O
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ewnfeg1
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. L-\ =J
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Mvb':/M
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 g9KTn4
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。 yNa;\UF
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 GK?4@<fY
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