（1）call the shots 做决断 y$rp1||lH
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. uP.3(n[&
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 *" wsMO
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 LvS`
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. occ}|u
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（3）clown around 胡闹 = >9`qcNW_
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. gU:jx
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 }QK-@T@4<
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（4） cook up 虚构 "\30Y O>\
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^V D14V 3
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 NeYj[Q~xy
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 dXZV1e1b&#
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. kjH0u$n
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 0oD? 4gn
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 wml`3$"cf
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. >Gkkr{s9
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 r!+)U#8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 U.&=b<f(0r
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 9!tRM-
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {=TD^>?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _15r!RZ:1
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 l&zd7BM9(
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ,{$:Q}`
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Xr-eDU Ei
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（10）for good 永远 vO 3fAB
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {$b] K-B
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 I_ 4'9
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. J?HYN%
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ZhW>H
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $Ad 5hkz
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Ie4}F|#=
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 M '[.ay
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. lf&g *%?1
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。 nI&Tr_"tm
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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 w[t!? (![>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7i`8 c =.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 J=ZNx;{6
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. IZ "d s=w
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 GHfsq|*j,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。 wjDLsf,
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 a~=$9+?w
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