（1）call the shots 做决断 UE# Ni 5
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. I&NpN ~AU
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 H{A| ~V)
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Ho._&az9cT
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。 jnKM6%z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 wrb& ta
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (yTz^o$t|
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 c+i`Zd.m<
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（4） cook up 虚构 I/b8
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $\@ V4
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ,t&-`U]AX
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ^FMa8;'o
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .rB;zA;4S)
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 n
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /uz5V/i0
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. WKJL<
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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。 }nY^T&? `
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ST8/
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. `"b7y(M
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 F*] .
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4Hpu EV8Q
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 utl= O
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 wfTv<WG,.E
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?uX6X'-
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（10）for good 永远 Fx:e n|g
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. tKsM}+ fq
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 SF7b1jr
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 wJR i;fvi
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. H1j6.i}q
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 qe"6#@b *|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 sr@Xum T
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. }_/h~D9-T#
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 & c9Fw:f;
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <H@!Xw;
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. E1ob+h:`d
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。 _ N f[HP
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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 -xgmc-LGo
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. h: ;e h
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 RYJc>
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. p}|wO&4h
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?[/, *Q%
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。 ] ;~[Olc
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2LH;d`H[0
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