（1）call the shots 做决断 \#L}KW
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. : W^
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Dz8)u:vRS
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ',~,h J0
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。 I~|.Re9a
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（3）clown around 胡闹 X$)<>e]!>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. bDK72cQ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 DYx3 NDX7
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（4） cook up 虚构 wMr*D['" #
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4 +Wti!s
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -uX): h!
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 )k$ +T%
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. V_^p?Fi #
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 M]
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 0sIwU!=vm
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. T'!7jgk{:
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。 ^z)p@sk#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 '| WY 2>/(
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ,#m:U5#h
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 {W,&jC
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 fgdqp8~
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5 Sl vCL
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 BS!VAHO"V
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 /6 QwV->
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. *>
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 l$
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（10）for good 永远 3RJsH :u8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. vq/3a
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0o7*5| T4
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 7Ji|x{``
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. \SKobO?qI
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 *3
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. *MC+i$
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 RzhAX I=
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 wwaw| $
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. h9RL(Kq{
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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 P.aN 4 9`=
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. S\io5|P
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ;S0Kf{DN2
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. x18(}4
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Vq$8!#~w
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。 mSeCXCrZlI
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 YxowArV}uz
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