（1）call the shots 做决断 i@5 )` <?
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. qZ*f%L(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 H z@h0+h
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. jvHFFSK
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Z/<#n\>t0>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. +j{Y,t{4
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。
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（4） cook up 虚构 [A tc "X$
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ;+U<bqL6
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 r aE
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ?Go!j?#a
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Bz / @c)
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z.oU4c
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. `Ye8
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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。 lpgd#vr
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 kWhr1wR1
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Ws I>n
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 6C [E
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. V'G Ju
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 K j3?ve~
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9GU]l7C=z
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. lv%9MW0
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（10）for good 永远 -e*ZC wQ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. % 0T+t.
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 [?k8}B)mHB
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 \ZI'|Ad
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. _;
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 lIRlMLuG
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. QDx$==Fo
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )%d*3\Tsd
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 he(A3{'
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9(4& KZpK
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。 8s{?v &p
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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 AlXNg!j;5K
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. r SkUSe6
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ LJ)5W
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Jg}K.1Hs
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. {X(:jAy
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6 5N~0t
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。 q@t0NvNSu
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 KGH/^!u+R
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