（1）call the shots 做决断 9Lk.\.
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 3=t}p y7M
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 j2qDRI
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9`dQ7z.8t
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。 =)Ew6}
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（3）clown around 胡闹 oVoTnGNM6
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. uz>s2I}B
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 m{pL<
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（4） cook up 虚构 -5p=gO
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. GuM-H $,
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 XS9k&~)*
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 bT[Q:#GL
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. s=q\ BmG
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 BRoi`.b:
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 kC|tv{g#>
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. .w$ v<y6C
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。 rcxV ,<[B
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 &HFMF)NA
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. #%k5s?cP@
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 t=XiSj\n
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 umrRlF4 M;
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <6dD{{J]>p
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 jJ55Az?t:
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 4$IPz7
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. eqeVz`
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（10）for good 永远 htM5Nm[g
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. bGK&W;Myk
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 lG\lu'<C
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *>_:E6)
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 O(&EnNm[2
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 uAVV4 )
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Q=e?G300#L
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 71 K6] ~<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 T]CvfvO5
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @|-ydm0
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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 }[ AIE[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. N1LR _vS"
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 kZz;l(?0
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. OE4 2{?)
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 > ^<qke
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。 '?3Hy|}
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 *:\QD 8 ^
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