（1）call the shots 做决断 !}A`6 z
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [p\xk{7Y
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 depCqz@
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. PazWMmI
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。 :z?T /9,C
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（3）clown around 胡闹 MPp:EH
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. / /G&= i$
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 6
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（4） cook up 虚构 6o#J
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ;8F6a:\v
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 <)cmI .J3
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 <q MX,h2
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. NVVAh5R
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 3F6'3NvVc2
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Vg (p_k45`
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. | rpMwkR
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。 _ru<1n[4~
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 .>`7d =K T
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. EZ Q!~
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 q9(O=7O]-
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 s5b<KQ.
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !/F-EJOH6C
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 b9f5
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 JjAO9j%
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }WQ:Rmi
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ZZL%5{ w_
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（10）for good 永远 xAsy0 7J?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. " |
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 +'e3YF+'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 I#yd/d5^
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. .bMU$ O1
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?$7$ # DX
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]sI{ +$~:c
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. |qk%UN<
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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 @XF/hhGE_y
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _*(:6,8
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =2wy;@ f
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. x(zW<J 5X"
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 J0Y-e39 `
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。 d #- <=6
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 H ~qY7t
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