（1）call the shots 做决断 xot q$r
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. jM2gu~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ""d3ownKhw
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4) /tCv
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。 >+#T sX{
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（3）clown around 胡闹 a[lE9JA;|
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. s]U'*?P
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 SY>N-fW\H:
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（4） cook up 虚构 #uu wzE*M_
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }eEF/o
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 sBwkHsDD
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <ywxz1 i
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 TD!QqLW
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 d<`Z{"g NS
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.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 *5*d8;@ >
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. FZj tQ{M
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 yK{ ;72
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 J[VQ6fD%
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |\~cjPX(
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 dRWp/3 }
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 axXA y 5
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. *!C^L"i
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（10）for good 永远 iOj m j0
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. xqb I~jV#
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Zt[
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 pf] sL/ g
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Kc{fT^E
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 h =d&@k\g
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. pBK[j ([
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 f{* G%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 3 o"~_l$z
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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 sI9~TZ :
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. r IS \#j
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~l {CUQU
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ]C5JP~ #z
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。 O2 3f\pm&
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 QVzLf+R~
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