（1）call the shots 做决断 ojO<sT:by
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^>?gFv WB%
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 DU g
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]Mv.Rul?~
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（3）clown around 胡闹 M*)}F
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Q!Rknj 2
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 C& 0iWY\a
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（4） cook up 虚构 q#Y%Y
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. D_ ,}lsrb
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 < J=9,tv<
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ,.u7([SGm
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Q4 Mp[
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 t?9F2r h
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. tk4~ 8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 lmb5Z-xB
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 L.bR\fE
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. xZt] s3?
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Ji SJi?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 4w0 &f
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I&|% Fn
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（10）for good 永远 g$e b@0$
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ~}|)@,N'bm
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9mkt.>$
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /02|b}{
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 b Mi,z3z
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. EY; C5P4
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 & ; 5QB
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "ZF:}y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. |lAu6d
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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 !'(bwbd
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. FR _R"p
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 %qL0=ad
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. xJrRJwL
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ZP5.?A-=C
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。 54s+4R FL
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 B ?96d'A
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