（1）call the shots 做决断 !Htl e %
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. P1]F0fR
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 xc05GJ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %,@e- &>
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。 m(5LXH Jnv
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（3）clown around 胡闹 e5lJ)_o
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Jvj* z6/a
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Cv&> :k0V
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（4） cook up 虚构 )(1tDQ`L>
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. n$>_2v
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 "]=XB0)
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Gg:W%&#
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _g D9oK
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 EpCNp FQT<
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 CG J_k?h
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. M:d|M|'
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。 mZ3Z8q}%P
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 x[BA <UNO
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. C nD3 %%
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Fa </
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 O`PQ4Q*F
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #"H<k(-Cz
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 %RzkP}1>E
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 us<dw@P7{
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #k!;=\FV
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 |="Y3}a
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（10）for good 永远 b"w2 2%
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. B < HD
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 &4M,)Q (
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 f,3K;S-he:
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 83'rQDo)G
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 k>E/)9%ep2
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 8)b*q\ O'
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 n2["Ln mO
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 =^zOM6E1ZF
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. tqKX\N=5^
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。 iRv \:.aQ.
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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 0f5)]
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. em ]0^otM
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 "Gq%^^ *
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \@^ `
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4]%MrSjS
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。 `{}DLaD9
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7Fb!;W#X
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