（1）call the shots 做决断 -xq)brG
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. k: PO"<-U
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 !q~s-~d^
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ju8tNL,J
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。 $7gzu4f
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（3）clown around 胡闹 %lz \w{
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. dluNA(Xc-
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ,GXwi|Y
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（4） cook up 虚构 bW<_K9"
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. G_z JuE$V
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 sLK J<=0i
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 8lI#D)}
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 m8$ 6FN
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %1SA!1>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. B1c `(mHl
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 n l Xg8t^G
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ZH/ ^``[.
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 %]nY v#K
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 "o#"u[W ,
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. G& cm5
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 5+rYk|*D+k
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 rmpJG |(
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. l"o@.C} f/
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 W+BM|'%}|
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（10）for good 永远 ma@w s,H
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &}32X-~y
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0vmMNF
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. f}^}d "&F
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 (*7edc"F
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 iI+ kZI-
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. su j? e6
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 kNUbH!PO
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !FipKX
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. w;0NtV|
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。 OgyETSN8C
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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 Hq$AF
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. zCL/^^#
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 P[ n` X
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [|d:QF x
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )b"H]"
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。 gZ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ~IZ'zuc
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