（1）call the shots 做决断 F]o&m::/K
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [ u7p:?WDW
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 E_sK D ybj
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 7|Z=#3INw
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。 _+Tq&,_:o
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（3）clown around 胡闹 lh^-L+G:Ok
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. S}L$-7Ct
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 OBrbWXp@
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^w]N#%k\H
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. yKupPp);
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }nh!dVA8lh
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. U Q]WBS\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 F<FNZQ@<U
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 H'2&3v
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. 1^& qlnqH
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 zgre&BV0q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. obA}SF
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 t!}QG"ma
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #?=?<"*j
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 yTt,/+I%gJ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 EFp V
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $ZnLY uGb
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（10）for good 永远 Kf=6l#J7
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^n! j"
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 R`M>w MLH
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 B$ty`/{w,B
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. mEK0ID\
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 & lbZTY }
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ^eF%4DUC;
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 VN3"$@-POK
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 O5rHN;\_
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. VycC uq&M
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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 ;/-v4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {tS^Q*F
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 hA?Flq2QV
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0%x"Va~"z
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 n8h1S lK08
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。 \!-I Y
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 5hxG\f#}?
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