（1）call the shots 做决断 KP*cb6v A
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |9*8u> |RC
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 G. l
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. QoBM2Q YO
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（3）clown around 胡闹 U5!~ @XjG>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. VlbS\Y.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 CA[3 R
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（4） cook up 虚构 2Q81#i'Cm
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. - :~"c@D
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 .tQeOZW'
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. *w,C5 f
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 dHO8 bYBH
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 zNRR('B ?
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. bZf} m=C!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 )8@|+'q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. bg/a5$t
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ==]BrhZK
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ;t\oM7J|
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ~/m=Q<cV
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 >HL$=J_K?
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^=@`U_(,G
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 D4IP$pAD
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（10）for good 永远 lNbAt4]}f(
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. HF;$Wf+=J
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^SvGSx i
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. A(}D76o_
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 cP2n,>:
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. )l6( ss!J
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 `NB6Of */
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 U>0~ /o
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. {'NXJ!I;t
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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 G}LOQ7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. *6/OLAkyF
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 <pIel
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Zt
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 XDyFe'1I
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 h pKr P
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