（1）call the shots 做决断 OLR1/t`V
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. GB+d0 S4
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &Egn` QU
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 0* "j:V
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（3）clown around 胡闹 .5yc O
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. #~f+F0#%?
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 JS:lysu
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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. >V$#Um?AXj
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 *u>\&`h=
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;E"mB4/)
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 c+{4C3z
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. DQICD.X6R
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 -}sya1(<8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. C941 @I
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 gWo~o]f
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. NK KO A
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -c?wEqa~2
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
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（10）for good 永远 IR8&4qOs
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^ks^9*'|j
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 s3Ce]MH
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 3/=QZ8HA&-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 P$>kBW53
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ux
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 mZVOf~9E
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -*fYR#VQQB
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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 5l /l]
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. pNQkKDbL+
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 z\8yB`8b^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. tB =D&L3
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 },aWCvJL
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。 .^IhH|U
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 &N_c-@2O
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