（1）call the shots 做决断 qo!6)Z
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. M'sq{K9
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 4%"Df1 U
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. + :;6kyM6X
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（3）clown around 胡闹 tpj6AMO/`d
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ` s|^
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ~(P\'H&(h
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（4） cook up 虚构 pp1kcrE\M
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \}EJtux q
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ]?*L"()kp
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ?atHZLF
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 F [S'l
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 SG{&2G
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. <gLq?~e|A
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 G @8wv J
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. X 3(CY`HH[
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 #p7_\+&5s
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. c-`izn]
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 9}<iS w[
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 0kxe5*-|
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. iM +p{ /bN
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（10）for good 永远 n,*E
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;9)A+bD ]
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 j%ux,0Y
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 L5n /eg:Q
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ( yv)zg9
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 aFd87'^
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Xp?W oC N
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 A(T=
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 :BVYS|%
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. J"?jaa2~
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。 7z9[\]tt
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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 ;
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. }c ,: uN
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 TLT6z[
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~4=XYYcka
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 sHm :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。 hO.. j
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 %Zi}sm1t
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