（1）call the shots 做决断 J=n^&y
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =)]RD%Oq
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 91#n A j%
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 T(~^X-k
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. xz,M>Ua
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（3）clown around 胡闹 I+Fr #1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \ }Pr!tk!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 )9!ZkZbv_m
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（4） cook up 虚构 Io_7
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. >rh< %55P`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 _&xkj8O
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. fAvB!e
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 y|wR)\
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `7',R Uj|D
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. _'s5FlZq
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。 \z2 d=E
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ['0^gN$:e
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. vF@.B M>
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 |'#uV)b0@
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 jg3['hTJT
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Szlww
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ] m^ECA$
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（10）for good 永远 It^_?o iK
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. F=kiYa }
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]}A yDy6C
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. v8A{ q
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 N{zou?+
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. u+8?'ZT,
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2l4`h)_q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 k :zGv
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. +;;pM[U
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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 % w6lNl
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _]=, U.a=/
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 OB ~74}3;
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Ga^k1TQq
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 pJwy ~ L
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。 GP}+c8|2
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 v_@&#!u`
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