（1）call the shots 做决断 hArY$T&MB
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. nVb@sI{{k
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %a; #]d
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. <\aeC2~M
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 =Ph8&l7~sp
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（3）clown around 胡闹 XIHN6aQ{X
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. _!\d?]Ya
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 +2~k Hr v
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（4） cook up 虚构 e#(Ck{e
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ETe4I`d{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Bh> L"'.2
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. d8j1L /e
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 J-F".6i5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 XIeLu"TSL
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ~Iu! B
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 K7+yU3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. WSkGVQu
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 h+ f>#O+:
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 > VG
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. H",B[
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 tZrc4$D-
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. kNEEu! G
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（10）for good 永远 ^ .SYAwL
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. C_.9qo]DT7
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ]b/]^1-(b
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 U=on}W3V 2
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. u2 V-V#jS
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 5gszAvOO
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Wgq |Q*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 OG,P"sv
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `&$8/_`
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ${+u-Wfau
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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 y}Ky<%A!P
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. n\#YGL<n
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 v\0 G`&^1
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Q=\
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ::L2zVq5V
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。 z`y9<+
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 KaGUp Hw
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