（1）call the shots 做决断 2)(ynrCe
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ObSRd$M
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 tlcNGPa
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 5'S~PQka*
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 d< b ,].
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（3）clown around 胡闹 .a7!*I#g
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. j S<."a/n
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 WbGN
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（4） cook up 虚构 g @qrVQ v
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. G$-[(eu -
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ?k+>~k{}a
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ,O`~ D~$
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 rA[wC%%
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. LW*v/` @
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。 #T$yQ;eQ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 I6rB_~]h
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. R>R8LIZZc
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ZHimS7
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 \7] SG
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. H1-eMDe
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ; P9cjfSn
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 G1G*TSf
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. `
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（10）for good 永远 /<Yz ;\:Jy
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. N^%7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 4}Dfi5 :
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. pFcCe
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 +MyXIWmD
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >$G'=N:=X&
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 B3'-:
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~zhP[qA})
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5aJd:36I
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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 }fh<L CwTi
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. T.pc3+B8N
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ [( *?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 jKr>Ig=$tA
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Mq 52B_
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 b E6bx6=u
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_`CS
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 wf2v9.;X:<
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