（1）call the shots 做决断 _@F 4s
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. QbV)+7II=
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 uQ5NN*C=
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. TN7kt]a2
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。 O<L /m[]
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（3）clown around 胡闹 o7DDL{iR/
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. e4khReF;
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 rZKv:x}{6
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（4） cook up 虚构 '?_I-="Mr
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. AY [7yPP
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ;Zw!
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. !yoj ZG MB
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 tE(x8>5A:
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :}+U?8/"7
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. IR5 S -vO
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。 $ daI++v`
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 AJC Wp4,
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. g#Zb}^
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 BL]!j#''KE
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 vQc>jmS+n
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ]9R?2{"K
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 K~x G+Kh
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 jM2gu~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. oJ{)0;<~L
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ?9mWMf%t
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（10）for good 永远 4) /tCv
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @ U}fvdft
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ]L}<Y9)t
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 hL67g
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ZS^EKz~ +
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 =1VY/sv
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1?E\2t&K
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 goRoi\z $
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 :d)@|SR1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %+o]1R
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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 $Snwx
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. GrVvOJr
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 J\m7U
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. m[ifcDZ( e
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 YHvmo@
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。 !6f#OAP\
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Ev*HH+:b>
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