（1）call the shots 做决断 S`?!G&[!>
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %;"y+YFdv
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 o,3a4nH;
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8sK9G`
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（3）clown around 胡闹 bK-N:8Z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. maR"t+
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 cPc</[x[W
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（4） cook up 虚构 {2 "zVt#h
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ~.lPEA %%
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 jm r"D>
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Mh
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. )sQ*Rd@t[8
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 -RK- Fu<e
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 m<2M4u
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. BJo*'US-Q
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。 ?5 [=(\/.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 jOD?| tK&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. G;XxBA
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 yJe>JK~)
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. u08mqEa
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 % +\. " eC
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Hg (Gl
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 =zs`#-^8
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（10）for good 永远 57'4ljvYi
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. U_c *6CK
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 7W.~
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 PRE|+=w$
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6Sn .I1Wy
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 1D!<'`)AY
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #@ nezu2
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 LvYB7<zk>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^@NU}S):yN
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. k2UVm$ }u
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。 F`] 2O:[
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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 Y% 5eZ=z
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ZO$%[ftb
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 KL Xq \{X
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5bpEYW+
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }txX; "/
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。 A j]V`B:65
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ZLAy-
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