（1）call the shots 做决断 SA:Zc^aV
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. m 1b?J3
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 2y75
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @ 8(q$
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（3）clown around 胡闹 7K12 G!)
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. rV.}PtcFY
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 `Uq#W+r,
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（4） cook up 虚构 #x@$ lc=k3
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. VCYwz B
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 39c2pV[
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. t[HE6ea
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 P- [-pi@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |* Yr< zt
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. 6dQ-HI*Y#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 W<{h, j 8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ]Ee?6]bN
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 h#I>M`|
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 8bGd} (
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 1}+3dB_s
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 I@\lN&HC
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 UsG~row:!
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. @ )F )S 7
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（10）for good 永远 bG"~"ipn%
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _oL ?*ks
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 1 d Y}\Sp
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 9yu\ Ot
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 \<h0Q, e
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $QF{iV@6d4
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <\ y @*fg+
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 G&SB-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. .8g)av+
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。 _%Bi: HG0
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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 )iX~ }7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. J( TkXNm
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 h
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. yF:1( 4
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