（1）call the shots 做决断 <oWB0%
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. HVP"A3}KC
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8 XICF
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $`wMX{
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（3）clown around 胡闹 mFSw@CC
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. H]$)Eg%6
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（4） cook up 虚构 t: IN,Kl4
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. MH{GR)ng:9
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 05spovO/'
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 UQ +?\wi*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. VH(S=G5Yb
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 F@* +{1R
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 qOUqs'7/]
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. aAA9$
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。 3nu^l'WQ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 :^fcC[$K
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. "7v @Rye
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 2con[!U
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Ojt`^r !V
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. wAz &"rS
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 qR8u$2}NY
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Q^q1 ns;r
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. F P> )&3>_
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .'rW .'Ft
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（10）for good 永远 3T e^
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9:!gI|C
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Z-U- N
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 GN0`rEh
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. A5H3%o(6k
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 T<L^N+<,{N
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. GQl$yZaK{
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +8#_59;x
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 r} P< iX
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. c1_5, 1U'
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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 1|?05< 8
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. oX DN+4ge
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 T`9u!#mT=
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. VL/|tL>E^
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 :M cu
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "F}'~HWZp
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。 E^rb cGJ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 H{AMZyV0/d
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