（1）call the shots 做决断 (S sH uNt.
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. y C0f/O
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 xSDE6]
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !N8)C@=
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（3）clown around 胡闹 j(6$7+2qN
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. _SIs19"lR
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 +GYMJK`S+
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（4） cook up 虚构 8#]7`o
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )xvx6?Ah|
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 R^yZG{?t
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 LlA`QLe
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. rw8J:?0x
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 nN=:#4
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 vbA7I<;
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. A2|o=mOH
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 ))IgB).3M
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `@$"L/AJ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. B}q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 F7Dc!JNa
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -S,ir
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 827)n[#%|
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 rX! +@>4_L
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1 x\V dT
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 \_gp50(3
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（10）for good 永远 hr<7l
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )-.C ne;n
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ,"N3k( g
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. W"-EC`nP
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 xMSNr Oc
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. yL ;o{
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 V5yxQb
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 jTd4 H)
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. S< EB&P
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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 u+z .J4w
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Ufaqhh
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 v ?Yd LR
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. e7XsyL'|p
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Y ( 1L>4
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。 .*EOVo9S
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^A *]&%(h
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