（1）call the shots 做决断 Xr2 Wa
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [U']kt
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [[$Mh_MD
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. X $ PS(_M
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。 p Mh++H]"
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ME,duY/>Q
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. g!\QIv1D
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 0O^U{#*$I
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（4） cook up 虚构 X)y*#U
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 6iyt2q kh
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 >7W"giWP
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ![j(o!6&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 " _mmR
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `} ZL'\G
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. r"6lLc
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ayN*fiV]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. `dP? 2-Z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ;,R[]B01u
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <'VA=orD
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 &(GopWR`e
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 '\4c "Ho
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. z)r8?9u
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（10）for good 永远 JHHb |
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9$8X> T^
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 pFG]IM7o/u
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 e_tZja2s
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 0oXK&Z
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 A3m{jbh
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. @263)`9G
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &9S8al
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 z&\Il#'\m+
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. >B @i
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不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 2(@L Rl>:
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Cij$GY kv
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 g/fp45s
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #p']-No
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 UwvGr h
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。 WV5r$
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 l"2 ^S6vU
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