（1）call the shots 做决断 |P JW2PN
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. X)f"`$
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 RLHe;-*b]I
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. IfX LnD^||
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。 fF[ g%?w
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（3）clown around 胡闹 }Rux<=cd|
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. t2Y~MyT/
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。
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（4） cook up 虚构 V!<#E)-?<
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. l *:p==
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 S8)awTA9
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 tl^[MLQa
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &s <
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 [ sk" 2
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Rt:PW}rFf
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. GKd>AP_
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。 6~/H#8Kdn
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 #EM'=Q%TO
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 pq&c] 8H
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _INUJc
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 t2SZ]|C
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 YaT07X.(b
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ha),N<'
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 >PJ-Z~O'
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（10）for good 永远 fIcv}Y
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. E0pQRGPA
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 5y' Yosy:
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 :gVjBF2
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. (o s7Q?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 `3:%F>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. k1H0hDE
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Vi|jkyC8
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 yEny2q}
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -&A[{m <,>
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。 Mww]l[1'EL
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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 .0|J+D
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. yW&i Uh=0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6J*`<k/ S
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Y"jDZG?
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 5xHiq &d.E
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。 hF 1/=;>
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 VfwD{ + 5
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