（1）call the shots 做决断
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. O `0A#h&No
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /{X2:g {
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. - +|{#cz
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（4） cook up 虚构 O:O
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 a<Pt m(,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. jP"='6Vrw
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 }%eXGdC
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 3HmJixy
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 'St\$X
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 GCA?sFwo>
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. o4pe>hn
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7j L.\O
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Uu3< S
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（10）for good 永远 y]Zuj fW7
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. .EoLJHL
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 js\|xfDxP
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /F6=iHK(l
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;O7<lF\7o
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9i+SU|;j
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 U:
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. V lQaT7Q
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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 `[Xff24(eb
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. A5> ,e|
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2oFHP_HVfu
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1tQl^ >r16
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。 ?N*|S)BN
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 /Z*XKIU6v/
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