（1）call the shots 做决断 jh g!K.A
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =8 tdu B
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 f_z2d+
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. czHO)uQ?d`
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（3）clown around 胡闹 yn %w'
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. co~TQpy^
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 FWD9!M K
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（4） cook up 虚构 ]%mg(&p4
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 /&kTVuN"(
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ,'ndQ{\9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 6 5<p:
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @${!C\([1
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. FE_n+^|k<
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。 ;9p rsv f
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 xt3IR0
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. BJ&>'rc
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 pq4+n'uO
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 { ! FrI@
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Hq%`DWus\
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 &"L3U
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ~&Kf J
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6 QxLHQA
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 moc_}(
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（10）for good 永远 lhxhA e
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. KUl y"B
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 rc;| ,\
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 UO!OO&l!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. AE<AEq
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 hl# 9a?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 &Nec(q<
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. QDgOprha
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 p*dez!
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?j $z[_K
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。 =-vk}O0C
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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 'x!q*|zF 2
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9VP|a-
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 }}Q|O]e
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. jh=:Q P/
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $ ?'z%a{
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。 ^ S%4R'
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 v#nFPB=z
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