（1）call the shots 做决断 )b AcU
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. O}#h^AU-BS
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 toCT5E_0=
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. H6XlSj
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Xj<B!Wn*Xb
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {aWTT&-N
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 <OEu 4,~:
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^J]~&.l
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. AA
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 3X&}{M:Qo
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. N?h=Zl|
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 >\ :kP>U
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 'lym^^MjL+
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. l(@UpV-
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。 RS~jHwIh
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Xj&fWu A
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. # xS8
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 [ENm(e$sI
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 VSCOuNSc
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. k!K}< sX2
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 eFUJASc
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Ax4nx!W,
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. >v9 ("
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（10）for good 永远 QcGyuS.B
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. c@% :aiEl
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 O<Rm9tZ8
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [ 44d(P'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. SNB >
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 V^WR(Q}
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %l!Gt"\xm
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 7yLO<o?9w
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 gN|[n.W4
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Q=[A 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 r7r>1W%4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. V8w!yc
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 xwr<ib:
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ]4 2bd
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ?+)O4? #
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 p.kJNPO\@
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。 ]p/f@j?LU
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 5T)qn`%
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