（1）call the shots 做决断 Hp\Ddx >Jd
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. g4N %PV8
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Z#-k.|}
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `n
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（3）clown around 胡闹 /Q?~Q0{)es
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. dgS4w@)@V;
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 )xB$LJM8
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（4） cook up 虚构 2m_'z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 1"}B]5!
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 sFLcOPj -%
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. B?SNea,I4
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 k}D[Hp:m
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 q@w{c=
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 1g1? zk8zO
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 4P|$LkI
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 X Vw-G
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. pd d|n2q
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 1Gsw-a;a
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 np\s t7&f6
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. "YJ[$TG
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 %c] nWR+/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;a |`s
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 =H[\%O~?b
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（10）for good 永远 Z<;U:aH?}
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. zI:(33)
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 eUt=n)*`
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 kI%peb?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. aD2*.ln><
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 OB~C} '^$
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. P/ci/y_1
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6 /| 0+G^
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 z!$gVWG
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. gmY/STN
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。 a:A n=NA
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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 | xh& p(
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Z==!C= SBv
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 f')c/Yw
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. wepwX y"
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 q +R*Hi
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。 |QVr `tE<
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 !6H uFf
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