（1）call the shots 做决断 k< i#agq
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8 DO3L
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 \\{+t<?J
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. RZrQ^tI3"
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。 5ON\Ve _H
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（3）clown around 胡闹 at5>h
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {IR -g,B
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 E3P2
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（4） cook up 虚构 &|& tPD/dJ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. w/UZ6fu
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Gr}lr gP S
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ~4'AnoD1w
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 hCFgZiH2
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 yK" T5^o
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. M# a1ev
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。 1xsIM'&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6L4<c+v_
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 2?./S)x)
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 V_p[mSKJv
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. g*%z{w
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 'j27.R y.
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 2(5<W j"
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（10）for good 永远 ` %oJa`
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 2T > K!jS
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 tQSJ"Q
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *uG!U%jY)
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 R m^ $Dn
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5@&{%99
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 JT(6Uf
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 'wm :Xa
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. >.4mA O
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。 \!Cc[n(f#
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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 >xB[k-C4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @e OD+h'
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |18h
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 9qcA+gz:|
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9hn+ eU
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。 ExKjH*gn
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Ae[Na: G+
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