（1）call the shots 做决断 ?GNR ab
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. N\ Mdia
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 n$SL"iezW?
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. bS8$[7OhX
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（3）clown around 胡闹 T DR|*Cs
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. L@[}sMdq(
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 V)~b+D
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（4） cook up 虚构 1YMi4.
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. n]#YL4j
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 +1c r6a
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. N<<wg{QO
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 #@BhGB`9Qt
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]SA/KV
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. +0[H `5-^
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。 !1R?3rVQS
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 @*xP A
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. t&43)TPb.
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 U`~L} w"
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 h~sTi
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. o<48' > [
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 "})OLa
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. V_$<^z|
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（10）for good 永远 ckFPx l.
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >?JUGXAi'{
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 8hww({S2
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 30I-E ._F
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Jb> X$|N'%
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Xbx=h ^S
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 mvpcRe
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 t3.;qDy
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \25EI]
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。 :& &s*_
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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 J( ]b1e
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7R5ebMW
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 `j '1V1
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. |AExaO"jk
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 wU'+4N".
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。 J=kf KQV
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 t; #@t/`
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