（1）call the shots 做决断 MOLO3?H(
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. tw86:kYEz
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 N
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. cUC17z2D
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \-G5l+!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. MHNe>C-!q
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 +3HPA#A
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（4） cook up 虚构 .~22^k
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 7*g(@d
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 {9'hOi50
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 4 4<v9uSK
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. E -
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 dh? S[|='
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *G9
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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. #!Ze\fOC
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 h^v9|~ZJ'7
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. F*X%N_n
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 w0$R`MOR+
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 }`4K)(>4nG
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \ bC}&Iz6
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 H}(=?}+
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 2!{N[* )
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. G+fd.~aGE
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 8 `o{b"l+
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（10）for good 永远 u8xk]:%
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. OM1*Iy
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 .r(^h/IF
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. FSFFk~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 m&,b C)}
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 8IpxOA#jQ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Th_Q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 P4i3y{$V
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _F3KFQ4,S-
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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 T4Xtuu1
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ZK%Kgk[\:~
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ~:2&/MOP?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Wk7L:uK
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. U.HoFf+HN
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mx:J>SPA8
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。 #4Dn@Gqh.Y
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 R OP C |
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