（1）call the shots 做决断 w[YiH $
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ]$oo1ssZ1
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Xia4I*
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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. R.@ I}>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 w<#/ngI2
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. !w2J*E\
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Q"7v zr i
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（4） cook up 虚构 $9YAq/#Q
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. .)59*'0
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 p{ X?_ F
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. #
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2n+tc
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. 6l]jm j)/
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 H c,e &R
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. =\~<##sRJ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 @=r YOQj |
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. B0 E`C
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _Ns/#Xe/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. F3nYMf
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（10）for good 永远 .ni <'
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. =EF Cd=i
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *I]/ [d
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9Xl[AVs:M
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. sE^ee2]OI@
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 IVSOSl|
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. C(CwsdlP
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &fofFVQnW
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Sf*1Z~P |
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. V#X#rDfJZ
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。 . n[;H;
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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 mqj]=F q*
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. B SH2Kq
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ~aPe?{yIUa
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. f8e :J#jbS
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )_n=it$
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。 uM)#T*(
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 tn{YIp
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