（1）call the shots 做决断 TdQ ]G2
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. br0u@G
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 B?SNea,I4
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. >b>M Km>q
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。 PzjaCp'
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（3）clown around 胡闹 [%)@|^hw91
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. E{uf\Fc
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 !w q4EV
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（4） cook up 虚构 Q[M (Wqg
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $+V mwd;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7p ^@;@V
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ~<n(y-P^
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 h$70H ^r
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 0Cl, 8P
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 =HVfJ"vK
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ;SgD 5Ln}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 -'6<
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. q]px(
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 C\ vC?(n
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 OB~C} '^$
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P/ci/y_1
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（10）for good 永远 @g4Shlx|
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !\^jt%e&
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 3:l D L2
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^] 6M["d/p
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. t05_Px!mW
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 s`"O M^[-
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. f')c/Yw
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 jyi FM5&
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 u FZ~
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ~Rs#|JWB2V
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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 (? \?it-
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. y}N&/}M:}8
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 (S| a 9#
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. (YwalfG {C
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >SoO4i8
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。 $2KK:{VX
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 /Pvk),c a
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