（1）call the shots 做决断 ^HasT4M+ x
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,Y3wXmG
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ,dO$R.h
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 XU19+mW=P
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. J%n{R60b
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。 SS/t8Y4W
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（3）clown around 胡闹 bR;Zc
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. C5 ^eD^[c
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 `DPR >d d@
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（4） cook up 虚构 $ZOKB9QccC
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (66DKG
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 U
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. mC}!;`$8p
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 >7^+ag~&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )QvuoaJQ
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. G]- wN7G
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 MlM2(/ok
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 4fCg{
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. -=A W. Z o
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;dh8|u jh
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 }lzQMT
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. K9J"Q4pEC
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 i!=2 8|_
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. WZ<kk T
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 OLdD3OI
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（10）for good 永远 *KXg;777
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ",
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 6!3Jr
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. aumXidb S
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 > Lo!8Hen
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. dWI.t1` i
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 OZ$"P<X_"
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 D-8>?`n\
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. zTa>MzH1-;
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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 DJ9;{,gm
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. N+vU@)_lC
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ` tkd1M
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. g1uqsqYt
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }bv0~}G4
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。 7 \
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