（1）call the shots 做决断 wp*&&0O!
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. vJAAAS
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 akc"}+-oX
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?$@ Kw A
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（3）clown around 胡闹 |U$de2LF
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. +;wqX]SD &
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 QD;f~fZ
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（4） cook up 虚构 8xpYQ<cax
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Q'Kik5I
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ~eV!!38
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 6n6VEwYj
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 _QMHPRELk
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @wdB%
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#ZD&RZ9.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 L^ #< HQ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. F`BgKH!
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 78a-3 ){
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D" x$^6`c}
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 4j/ iG\
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 w^due P7J
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. qzH q j;
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（10）for good 永远 l@tyg7CwY
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $ nfBv f
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~[uV
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. t;LX48 TQ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 2i7i\?<.
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /[20e1 w!
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 hLyTUt~\L
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3qAwBVWa
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. UK"}}nO@e
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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 n%0]V Xx#
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. IP30y>\
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 4?>18%7&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @cu D8<\i
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4AY
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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。 {J,6iP{>ZN
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 L bJtpwz>z
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