（1）call the shots 做决断 K\r=MkA.>
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :Fk&2WsW:
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 f}uCiV!?v
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. <]`2H}*U'
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。 <GR: 5pJ%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 :Bc;.%
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ! (tJZ5
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 FNO
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（4） cook up 虚构 =l_"M
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ~ 1!kU 4
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 9_dsiM7CT
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 =jHy6)6w
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. mw%_ yDZ {
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Z@u mbyM
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 PUo &>
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. q+Q)IVaU81
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。 ,g.=vQm: ?
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 k9?+9bExXA
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 40ZB;j$l
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 o%7yhCY
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D/>5\da+y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 a-=apD1RvG
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 |U0@(H
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9_ $Odc%]
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（10）for good 永远 6U]7V
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6<6_W#
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 iDN,}:<V
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 m#p^'}]!;
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. D.f=!rT7E7
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 wtyu"=
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. e2F7G>q:5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 sP !qv"u
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 g#*N@83C
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #a:C=GV;4
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 N<%,3W_-_
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 9NAlgET
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. s q$|Pad[
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ XjN u|H/
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 > kT~X ,o
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. c i>=45@J
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x.Y,]wis
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 a+gtGtJ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 T~E83Jw
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