（1）call the shots 做决断 G{. [o6>
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. de/ oK c
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 B[ .$<$}G
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. z+ Guu8
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4Ei8G]O
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. [g bFs-B2/
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 1Q_Q- Z
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（4） cook up 虚构 5e3p9K`5
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. gvFJ~lL
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 wz..
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %4wEAi$I
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 aU F{57,<
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 c/7}5 #Rs
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. h`dHk]O
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。 ^g |j4N
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %iB,hGatE
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. NCdDG
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 GorEHl vVh
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ZZw2m@T>
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. fH@ cC`
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 IL`LI J:O
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 /mA\)TL|]
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. -^)<FY\
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（10）for good 永远 k8\ KCKql
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 3@nIoN'z
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Q<NQ9lX
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 x<`^4|<
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. lVuBo&
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 vz(=3C[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. g(auB /0s
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 sSf;j,7V
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &.(iS
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. LF `] =.Q
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。 JMk2OK {0
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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 QLU <%w:B
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2ql)]Skg6
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 3dz{" hV
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. a x)J!I18
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 M ,W-,l
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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。 rizjH+
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7O8 @T-f+2
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