（1）call the shots 做决断 ;&mefaFlWp
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9[ yW&t;#
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 )C^Z zmB
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ' S %?&4
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %M"rc4Xd
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（3）clown around 胡闹 A")F7F31c
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. %JUD54bBt
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ^P30g2gv>
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（4） cook up 虚构 o+{]&V->gN
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. a<%Ivqni
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 a2J01B
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3>60_:+Zb
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 D#VUx9kugv
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 $tKz|H)
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. ;+ : C
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 PVfky@wl"
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. AQAZ+g(IK
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. N %;bV@A9
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ! @EZ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 jVA|Vi_2
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {yXpBS
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（10）for good 永远 #8xP,2&zf
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [wp(s2=
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 7T[Kjn^{Oj
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. IR_&dWHyc
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 c p| q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 BqoGHg4iq
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }:Q Q{h_
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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 zDakl*
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6*W7I- A
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 2 ~ [
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <V}
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Qs\m" y x
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。 $U*b;'o
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 KE$ I!$zO
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