（1）call the shots 做决断 1`0#HSO
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. uzOYVN$t
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 3
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. p/6zEZ*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 k `KGB
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. <!d"E@%v@
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 "8f?h%t
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（4） cook up 虚构 {lG@hN'
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. E$s/]wnr[
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 kh$_!BT
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 PG%0yv%
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. SuBeNA[&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 IXLO>>`
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 NcS.49
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. ;Y9=!.Ak0y
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 .>g1 $rj
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. , $*IzL~
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 5/><$06rq
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. X?r48l??
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 cV
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 [4Ll0GSp
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. { 16<^
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 pE]?x $ 5U
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（10）for good 永远 +ZsX*/TOn
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ` 1` f*d
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 QWnndI_4p
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. fN%j J-[d
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 >u +q1j.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 _m E^rT
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 3k$[r$+"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2/P"7A=<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 shC; hR&;
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. :t$aN|>y
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。 ihe(F 7\U
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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 R,2=&+ e
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. D>L2o88
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 hn )a@
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. . 9G<y 4
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &-yGVx
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 t q50fq'
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。 /TQ}}
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