（1）call the shots 做决断 w36 (p{#vp
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. gY9\o#)<
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 :]e b<J
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ,|To#umym>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 (B`sQw@tu
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. B/eaqJ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 'dt\db5p
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（4） cook up 虚构 oO=o|w|T
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. z \?UGxu}
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 hG Apuy
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 XizPM N5a
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $3\yf?m}q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 if~rp-\P
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 W D?Jk9_F
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. MD'>jO ;n
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 8B@J Fpg^
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ,$Tk$
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. F";FG 0
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 k|#Zy,
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 97x%w]kV
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（10）for good 永远 MFTC6L+T
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;E's4jWq
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 d;g-3Pf
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4e/cq N 6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 BkT-m'I?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "%kG RHq
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !M il ?^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 0Bu*g LY
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 YOKR//|3
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. (j=DD6 fC
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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 -eq =4N=s
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. TF)8qHy! u
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 K#;txz i
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Q;@X2 JSp
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4 4<v9uSK
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。 neIy~H_#!
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