（1）call the shots 做决断 : ZU
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Cl>'K*$F
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 E<&VK*{zcO
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ZT_ EpT=1
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。 ?^IM2}(p
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Mk[_yqoCO
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. #\4u u
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 N P^kbF
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（4） cook up 虚构
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. FQ(=Fnqn
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 UmQ 9_H 7
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. n&[U/`o
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 -_pI:K[
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;Cyt2]F
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. w>VM--
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 eB!0: nHN
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. WZ ~rsSZSV
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Ty# L%k}-t
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Q} f=Ye(&}
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 kfA%%A
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 <(@m913|
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )BS./zD*[<
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（10）for good 永远 o $p*C
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0xC {Lf&
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 HK5\i@G+<
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 7kt f =Y
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /_w oCLwQ#
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 {Sd{|R_
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [Fr.ik
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 X )g <F
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 OES+BXGX
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. i>q]U:U
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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 0 Co_,"
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. WQ =C5^u
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |ay W _5}
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. HRje4=:
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 8KT|ix s
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。 m[Px|A5{
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 *V3 }L
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