（1）call the shots 做决断 (`6T& >(4
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. K{ \ ;2M
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 =xsTDjH>
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ov wQ2TuK
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。 GEEW?8
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（3）clown around 胡闹 m85WA
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?x+Z)`w_
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 O/.Uh`T`6
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（4） cook up 虚构 8 a_[B~
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. v3GwD0 0
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 @h*fFiY&{
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. gqR)IVk> %
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 >@ YtDl8R
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 j S;J:$>^
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. /s-A?lw^2
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 Y!WG)u5
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 <H0R&l\
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ` '\t$nU
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 }lK3-2Pk
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. T ]j.=|,d
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ,jC3 Fcly
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ATy*^sc&"
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（10）for good 永远 i 9g>9
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _;4 [Q1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 'kYwz;gp
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .i^7|o :
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 S,U
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `fNG$ODL
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 _BFOc>0
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. pDQ}*
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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 e(NLX`
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `]LSbS
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 AW#<i_Ybf
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. XyMG.r-,
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /)xlJUq
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。 QZX~T|Ckv
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 SxK:]Aw
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