（1）call the shots 做决断 .^) UO
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {%w!@-
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 tgL$"chj@x
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. y { q*s8NY
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Bh&Ew
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. W"L&fV+3
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 \U%#nU{
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（4） cook up 虚构 k\Q ,h75
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. d@mo!zu
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 2A4FaBq"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 p}Fs'l?7Rq
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. wix5B@
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 VC5_v62&.
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 U=bEA1*@0
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. L.6WiVP)
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。 doHF|<s
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 JT[*3 h
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. !gwjN_ZJ^
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 7dihVvL
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 5 )1+~ B
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. w^K^I_2ge
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 gPS&^EdxA
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 HEK-L)S.
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ]43[6Im
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（10）for good 永远 5p?!ni9
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. O?bK%P]ay
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Gt9wR
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 fbZibcQ%k
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. QzGV.Mt2
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 3L-^<'~-k;
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ~E4"}n[3A#
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. oN [Th
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \d.F82
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Al)$An -
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。 TOl}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 x )5V.q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. j{#Wn
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 "YFls#4H-
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5/ecaAB2
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ;mm!0]V
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ic6L9>[
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。 Y5A~E#zw
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 PW}OU9i s
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