（1）call the shots 做决断 9r8bSV3`
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. RW Jyd=
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 uXG$YDKqC
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. sbhUW>%.
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Je K0><
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 8ux
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 o7v9xm+
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（4） cook up 虚构 m^tf=O<
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {~Q}{ha
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 P vxU.
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. mMK 93Ng"&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 og*ti!Z
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. >T\^dHtz
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Vg"v C
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ,A0v 5Q<
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ]4 \6_J&
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. HJe6h. P
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 v/Xz.?a\jF
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }ol <D V
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（10）for good 永远 EPEn"{;U
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Z/e[$xT <
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 -x>2W b~%
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. lt0byn$vz
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 AASS'H@
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {-)I2GJav
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 92/_!P>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ?Vi U%t8J5
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [ofZ1hB4
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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 :*tFW~<*b
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !WD^To
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 OlsD
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. I-/-k.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &?APY9\.
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。 *M XE>
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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\'
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