（1）call the shots 做决断 Nf)$K'/
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 0?O$->t
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 QVo>Uit
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~9n30j%]s
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（3）clown around 胡闹 0HN%3AG]
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. jGe% 'A N\
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 /cZTj!M
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（4） cook up 虚构 bL/DjsZ@
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. sq?js#C5
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 G%viWWTY
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. -quJX;~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 `N8t2yF
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2d&] V]:R*
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. `RXlqj#u
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。 3%)@c P:?
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 m"!Q5[
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. nWA>u J5
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 JJ9R,
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. T"1=/r$Ft
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 [}yPy))A
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. & H8 %
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（10）for good 永远 6-FM<@H{
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. d:"7Tw2v+
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 @saK:z
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. M fnfp{.)
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ) ]DqK<-
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. cbl>:ev1h
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 k(o(:-+x
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 W]XM<# ^^
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ;YS e:m*
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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 ZMLN
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. a,(nf1@5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 $0vWC#.A]
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [ r
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \Zh&[ D!2
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。 oUO3,2bn
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2vU -9p {
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