（1）call the shots 做决断 >f-*D25f%
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. D0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 * Fm #Qek
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. T )"U 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。 eWU@ @$9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 <BhNmEo)2
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. E2yL9]K2
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =6< Am
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（4） cook up 虚构 %C~LKs5oH
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. k/.a
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 xL} ~R7
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. A&7~] BR\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 +hz S'z)n&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 OQ*rxL cA
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. q+cx.Rc#
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。 r>;6>ZMe
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 BiCC72oig
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. GOj<>h}r
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ?@5#p*u0
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 X'.*I])
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. *k<{ nj@y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 2; ~jKR[~
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 #*x8)6Ct
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. jZP~!q
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（10）for good 永远 M\)(_I)V=
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. =`fz#Mfd
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Bxs0m]
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 uH=^ILN.
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. uM74X^U
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 sq1v._^s
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \p{$9e;8yT
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 khS >
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~pve;(e=
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. IM*T+iRKqF
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。 YCS8qEP&
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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 .|x" '3 #
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. xe9V'wICp(
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 *8#]3M]
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 3iv;4e ;
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /I@Dv?
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。 }S}9Pm,:
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 1 -:{&!
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