（1）call the shots 做决断 0%x"Va~"z
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 18`Y Y\u(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 F7f psAt7
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %E<.\\^%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4KbO y TQ
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 6_UC Ro5h%
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 @*Y"[\ "$
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（4） cook up 虚构 fEv`iXZG
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. V_'!#
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 m-x nbTcQ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 8>R 75 dw
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. gKPqW h
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ,\){-H/n
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 C0f<xhp?j
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. Bqcih$`BVU
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 cd&^ vQL8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 :| s
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. #'5C*RO
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 %| "0p3
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 B| \JGnNQ
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. m8j Q~OS
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 a *hWODYn
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Gt4/ax:A@
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（10）for good 永远 z`}<mY
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. %>];F~z
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Ee~<PDzB
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Ru&>8Ln0
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. a- \M)}T
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 c*m 7'\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. h0cdRi
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 LL0Y$pHV
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 '3i,^g0?t0
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ]2_b_ok
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。 _ww>u""B~
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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 c'~:{O
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]NEr]sc-"F
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0I v(ioB=
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. hR4\:s+[
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 .S_7R/2(?
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &g.do?
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。 cko^_V&x
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 IgmCZ?l&0
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