（1）call the shots 做决断 ^~N:lW#=
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. / fUdb=!Z
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 3|!3R'g/ >
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 XY{N"S8
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. e|:\Ps `8
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[e
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（3）clown around 胡闹 }' tJc $!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. | J4sQ!%K
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 OIj.K@Kr
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（4） cook up 虚构 7k, BE2]"
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Y=|p}>.}
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 %\HE1d5;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ^[.}DNR95(
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Q>Klkd5(
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /& | p7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &lU\9
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. q#AIN`H
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 %\-E
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 )NhC+=N
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. N$Ad9W?T
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 5.ab/uk;M
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &k,DAx`rN;
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ECi ;o1hda
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7w2$?k',-
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 uvJHkAi
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. tz2=l.1
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（10）for good 永远 ) V~=B]
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. C R23$<FC
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 $ c-O+~
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Pb;c :HeI/
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 0ZwXuq
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 O'IU1sU
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ms5?^kS2O
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [u!n=ev
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Uc:NW
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. wH!$TAZ:Yw
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。 "G%</G8M
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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 m-azd ~r[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. d/yF}%0QI
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 l+ >eb
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2Q %7J3I
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %gO/mj3*
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。 1N(1 h
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