（1）call the shots 做决断
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4^B:Q9B)
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 xE .=\UzJ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. S[M\com'
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。 b;Im +9&
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ? 5
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. `24:Eg6r
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 N,_ej@L8
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（4） cook up 虚构 -.WVuc`
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `+/[0B=.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Bj7\ {x,?
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. -nT+!3A8
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 3/ @'tLtN
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9~mi[l~
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. `0Q:d'
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。 7+u%]D!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0?t!tugG
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. A rU>./)Q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :<IW'
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ikRIL2Y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 |,&!Q$<un
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 *id|za|:k
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {UZli[W1
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（10）for good 永远 emS +%6U
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. k*c:%vC!
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 7< ^D7
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. K wQO,($,]
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 M7Hk54U +t
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. W\<#`0tUt
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 O x$|ZEh
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 16G v?
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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. (Fgt #H(B
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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 |f? C*t',
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. *u{.K:.I
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 T* T.\b
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0RSa{iS*A
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <7]
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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。 nG%j4r ;
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 8rpN2M 3h
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