（1）call the shots 做决断 N#;k;Z'iL
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1Ftl1uf
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y)W.x R
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ^@
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Ns-cT'1-
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. *v'&i) J
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 [_jTy;E
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（4） cook up 虚构 *M_.>".P
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. R>"E X q
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 E'=~<&
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 D-.XSIEMu
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. R/
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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。 J!,5HJh1
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 LSQ 2pB2V
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. tr2@{xb
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。 XF1x*zc
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 NYD#I{h
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. wO!k|7:Z
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 1Y410-.3w{
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 9r X[z :
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. od |w)?16
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 lhAwTOn`Q
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 q('O@-HA
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. O qDLb
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（10）for good 永远 &C3J6uCm+
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. tv)x(MX
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^;GJ7y&,d
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 )cB00* /
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. NA[yT
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ;}3wT,=sN
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 N(Us 9
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. PdJtJqA8h\
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 fR!'i):u
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2}1(j
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. r ,|T@|{
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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 T30!'F(*,
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. R3wK@D
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |vA3+kG
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. S0 M -$
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Lp20{R
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 =&xamA)
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。 -ZH]i}$
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =El.uBz{
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