（1）call the shots 做决断 ;+/[<bv d"
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. P6cc8x9g(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5%E.UjC
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9 O/l{
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。 e~, /Z\i
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4vk^=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Rr'^l ]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 FOU^Wcop%
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（4） cook up 虚构 ped3}i+|]
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xgeKz^,
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 gZs UX^%
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 *&vySyt
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. = yH#Iil
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 a Dik1Q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 N8>;BHBV!
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. !%x=o&
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。 qOKC2WD
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. H...!c1M@
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 r"MKkS EM
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 A~!3svJW
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. om"q[Tudc
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7b2N'^z}
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9 xvE?8;M#
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（10）for good 永远 K%: :
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. uxq!kF'Ls
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 nJTV@m XVq
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Vvw Qz#S
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. r"a4 ;&mf
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 1u\fLAX n
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. b|c?xHF}K
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ^ ,Bxq^'D
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]FLuiC
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. IkSzjXE{
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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 877>=Tp |
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. a#=GL B_P(
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ;bd\XHwMUP
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. P X](hc=
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 U~ S K 'R
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。 31 |Vb
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 uU`zbh}]L.
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