（1）call the shots 做决断 FGwgSrXL7
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. QKz2ONV=)
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Rx%kAt2X
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. QIN# \
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（3）clown around 胡闹 0\ $Lnwp_
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. :]C\DUBo
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 [MC}zd'/
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（4） cook up 虚构 9D%~~~
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. !})3Fb
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 I$i1o #H
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 a~tBg y+9
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 4P24ySy9F
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 '?fn} V
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 hU2 N{Ac
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. hi]\M)l&x
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 -gS/
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 8J9o$Se
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 9>@"W-
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Xg"Mjmr
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `Sj8<O}
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 F{<r IR
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. PsD]gN5"
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（10）for good 永远 r>q` # ~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. |b7>kM}"
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 kQBVx8Uq]
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Bp6Evi
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ||,;0 7
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Qg oXOVo6
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. q C|re!K
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 EGMcU| yL
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 J<zg 'Jk^
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -s!PO;qm
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 V+K.'
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |m EJJg`"7
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 %E!0,y, :
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. XF$C)id2p
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 *:_hOOT+[
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。 / q!&I
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ozo8 Tr
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