（1）call the shots 做决断 jYX9; C;J
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ~vV )|
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Bq]O &>\hX
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ('q vYQ
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。 az;jMnPpR5
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（3）clown around 胡闹 6QXQ<ah"
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 6. s?
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 wrYQ=u#Z
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（4） cook up 虚构 :wZ`>,K"t>
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. B"9hQb
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 i: M*L< +
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .00=U;H%`
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Ja v2A6a
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 pEj^ x[b`^
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. 7b,,%rUd
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。 6//FZ:q
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %Rep6=K*$
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. a@y5JxFAy
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 +c8AbEewg
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ,/`E|eG1G
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =l4\4td9p
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 iEVA[xy=D
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 AY'?Xt
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ,&&M|,NQ&s
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（10）for good 永远 Ogke*qM
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. %y\eBfW,/
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 k5t^s
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )s< WG}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Yuo1'gE+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 BU:Ecchbr
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. n R\n \
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [TK? P0
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 I\rZk9 F
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2PR7M.V 7
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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 l IV xW+
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. P"9@8aLB
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 +*_fN ]M
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. KT];SF ^Y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 yMbcF DlBr
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。 <Hh5u~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 JC&6q >$
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