（1）call the shots 做决断 v(~EO(n.
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. L|Bjw3K&D
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ("P]bU+'>
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3T~Deq Ayw
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。 `i)Pf WdBN
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（3）clown around 胡闹 q_z ;kCHM
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (CrP6]=
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 BY>]6SrP
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（4） cook up 虚构 C=8I Ql[^e
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `*y%[ J,I#
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 & {=}U
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. [7h/ 2La#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 hr`,s!0Y
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. KskPFXxP
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。 dZuPR
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Q & S 7_
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. p
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 0y3C
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 l._g [qa
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =4
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 BMIt Hn].
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 cv-;fd>'
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. mNKcaM?h
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（10）for good 永远
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. O:Wd
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 &Xh=bM'/%m
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. lw _@(E]E
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 aj]pN,g@N
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 \|6Q]3 l
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %J+k.UrM
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 8^!ib/@v"
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 py$i{v%
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. emI F{oP
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 11RqP:zg
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. L'O=;C"f
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6W9lKD_i
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /$^SiE +N
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <SiJA`(7
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。 )i[K1$x2
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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`O0jH{
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