（1）call the shots 做决断 2Vr O8q(
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @l7~Zn
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 HA?<j|M
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 d-=RS]j;j
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8n.sg({g
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。 }9& Z#1/
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（3）clown around 胡闹 8i H'cX
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ax]Pa*C}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 WOW:$.VO^
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（4） cook up 虚构 dM%#DN8 l
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3D)gy9T&l
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 u&q RK>wLa
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %h)6o99{wF
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 $\S;f"IM.
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. .AIlv^:|U
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 (;f 7/2~`
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. q5jLK)
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 0y>]6 8D
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 wT;3>%Mtr
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3?x4+ b
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ]b jXbbHd
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 WE_jT1^/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Q9-o$4#R[
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（10）for good 永远 NQ7 j{dJ?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. \+]U1^
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 5_bIc=L1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2E
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. (zW;&A
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ^Z?X\t
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 8db J'
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. @8IY J{=
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 tY?_#rc
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 jwm2ZJW
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 28 h3Ayw4
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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 80PlbUBb!
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 3=6`'PKRQ
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 <AZ21" oR/
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. G#V}9l8 Q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 q+A^JjzT
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。 4WK@ap-~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 KmuE#Ia
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