（1）call the shots 做决断 S6X<3L`FfH
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. P?7b,a95O
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 U#
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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/|{?:r?:x
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（3）clown around 胡闹 y@JYkp>I
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]zY'w,?D\F
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 >L4$DKO
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（4） cook up 虚构 7?] p\`
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *4y r7~S5
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 tpK4 gjf
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 !,"G/}'^;
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. '|T=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 OG`O i^2
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 _,~zy9{,
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. f'U]Ik;Jy
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 fTgN 2U
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 KIJ[ cIw
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Hm*#HT%#
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;d40:q<
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 c Zr4
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -- sb ;QG
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 %L.+r!.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _AHVMsz@
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. YfK ty0
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 )v0vdAh'b
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（10）for good 永远 `_) dEu
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;0gpS y$#
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 q(W @=-uDK
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 I),8EEf\
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. RoZV6U~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 k #n=mm'N9
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. m
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 eGil`:JY"
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. .YRSd
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。 (6{
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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 wQc w#
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. y[rLk
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 X;NTz75
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %Z4=3?5B"9
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ~T~v*' _h
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ./'n2$^3
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。 !TF VBK
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 kZNZ?A <D
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