（1）call the shots 做决断 WqF$-rBJG^
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ! Dj2/][
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [[zN Aq)"
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }a.j~>rq
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（3）clown around 胡闹 %OHZOs
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. %.? V\l
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。
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（4） cook up 虚构 >#k-
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^YropzHZ4E
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 f-71`Pyb
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Qh(X7B
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 FR OC/'
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 _B&Lyg !J
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. !!H"B('m
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。 (xRcG+3];
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 :dAd5v2f
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. q!?* M?Oz
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 8W?dWj
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7t:tS7{}
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 stBe ^C
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 sA77*T
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. j7k}!j_O{
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（10）for good 永远 y!.jpF'uI
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. RZ xw r
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =R|XFZ,
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 vIbM@Y4
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. dK4rr O
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 _Uq' N0U
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. <.B+&3')
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $[n:IDa*@1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 .8Bo5)q$a-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Zrr)<'!i
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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 ;ryNfP%
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !NkCki" W
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 pX?3inQP%(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. v/.'st2%
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Z,A $h >Z
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。 v# d\YV{I
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 N}K
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