（1）call the shots 做决断 9g"2^^wD
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 04l !:Tp,
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 TS9|a{j3!
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Yqi4&~?db
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（3）clown around 胡闹 #& Rw&
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1\ >^m
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 [t@Mn
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（4） cook up 虚构 K[r^'P5m
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _JE"{ ;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 k $J zH$
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. [ knN:{ l
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4$S;(
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 (#RHB`h5
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. QYjsDL ><
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。 <Fc;_GG
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ^ xh ;
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. _i|t
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 1@R
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. d>fkA0G/9!
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 P} SCF
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 oxkoA
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1Y@Aixx
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（10）for good 永远 V(6Z3g
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. / 1Q(b
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 bc) ~k:
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ) V6Hl@v
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 tEK my7'#
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. G ) 7;;
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 TbGn46!:
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 W DPb!-VT
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. .my0|4CQ#@
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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 (Cd\G=PK
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. V'T ,4
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 zN@ }
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7Ka l"Ew
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ~ZhraSI) G
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。 4V==7p
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 TAF
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