（1）call the shots 做决断 -y3[\zNe
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *&h]PhY
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 loBW#>
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. QC] <`!
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（3）clown around 胡闹 m@L> 6;*
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. If 'N0^'W
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. [x`),3qD
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ]ERAt^$0
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. V@gG
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 gd 7! +6
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. ~qTChCXP
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 .+u r+ " i
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 2'Kh>c2
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 eE\ T,u5:
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. KMl3`+i
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 '*&V7:
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. h{jm
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（10）for good 永远 mOyNl
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. w=ufJR j
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 fNyXDCl
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. K>\v<!%a
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 G o]y{9+(7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {aop Gu?i
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 :Z83*SPc
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. u2I@ fH/
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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 E=,fdyj.
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. P/k#([:2
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 mWLi XKnb
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. M3JV^{O/DV
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 G%}k_vi&q
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。 .+lx}#-#
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 c2Y\bKeN
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