（1）call the shots 做决断 e#A B0-f
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %!q(zq l
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [;2v[&Po
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. i{,>2KVC|
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。 xW09k6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 mMMu'N
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. >#'6jm
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 b/ynCf8X
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（4） cook up 虚构 u&<LW4
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. iZ58;`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 K)k!` du!6
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. YziQU_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 NO<myN+N
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 . v;Npm2
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. "ZH1W9A
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。 =g j]R
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 4Qw!YI#40$
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Jn&(v "_
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 )&w\9}B:
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Ug9o/I@}C
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. {C3bCVQ]o
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 *Vc}W
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 f(3#5288
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. &38Fj 'l
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 lmod8B
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（10）for good 永远 MXhS\vF#m
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9|go`^*.
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /E*P0y~KTW
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 s^AYPmR6
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,7'l$-r l
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 xNx!2MrR;
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 2^juLXc|R
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. zgO?%O
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ^{bP#f
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Wl*\kQ}U
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Z8:iaP)
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 U$ -FQRM4K
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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 wO OPuCw?
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0w c+<CUW
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 $k!t& G
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. vzVl2
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2;q6~Y,
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。 D6 M:pIN*
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 EswM#D 9(4
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