（1）call the shots 做决断 J!I) G&:
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. +a1x;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 MY&Jdmga
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Uzu6>yT
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（3）clown around 胡闹 bzg C+yT
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ._mep\#.:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 %b W_,b
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（4） cook up 虚构 dUI5,3 *
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {$*N1$(%
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 / ZLY@&M
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ()3\(d5e
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。 Vz{+3vfra6
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Cy/&KWLenf
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. QLA.;`HIE
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。 N.F5)04
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 7nZPh3%
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ,$P,x
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 AOf4y&B>q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 YO6BzS/~
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. [}RoZB&I
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 my=f} %k=
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Wboh2:TH:
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. niVR!l
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（10）for good 永远 t>"%exdoZ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. s0kp(t!fiu
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Mf}M/Fh
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 &y[NC AeA
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *Ak .KBg
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 dWqn7+:
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. c/{ FDN
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 'sNZFB#
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ?b7\m":'
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. *bkb-n Kw
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。 K*6 "c.D
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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 s -i|P
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. g 7oY 1;
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %!|w(Povq
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 T t;F-
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[ds.~ $
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 5dBftT v?
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