（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. l#Iof)@#
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 `*! .B
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. nRvV+F0#
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。 +:D0tYk2B
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ^7=yjD`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Yk }zN_v
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 8YCtU9D
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（4） cook up 虚构 cdk;HK_Ve.
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. qr :[y
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 lgU7jn
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Oa{M9d,l
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]^dX B 0
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ?(F~9 V
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 o|*,<5t
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. ${ e{#
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。 ? ;\YiOTda
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 yQ\c<z^e
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. rN
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 xHHG|
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. U4%P0}q/
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 o;}o"-s
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 p j'Yv
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ="MG>4j3.F
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（10）for good 永远 :[! rj
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. r" ^P>8
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 >[NNu Y~
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ZM0vB% M|
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 "H6DiPh.E
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 L ej3? k
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. sOv:/'
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 %<P&"[F]v@
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~r+;i ,,X
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. kz] qk15w
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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 6~j6M4*
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Iq(BH^K
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 E<Efxb' p
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. PU[]
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4; y*y tY*
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&2cf#
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 IOomBy:
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