（1）call the shots 做决断 :b t;DJ@
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. vOIK6-
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 UW%zR5q
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1;8=,&
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。 ZLm?8g6-
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（3）clown around 胡闹 2$ m#)*\
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around.
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 !YX$4_I
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（4） cook up 虚构 &h^E_]P
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }#%3y&7M7
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 A$d)xq-]K
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 @GTkS!86
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +I~`Ob
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 L v ;% z
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ^#-d^ )f;
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. *UL++/f
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。 ~4 gOv
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 b,C2(?hg
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. O_=2{k ~s0
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 K9-;-{qb
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 8(d Hn
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 0 QJ
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 DpD1 9)ouy
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 rdj_3Utv
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. fv@mA --
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 3an9Rb V
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（10）for good 永远 9ZXkuP9vm
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. \vg(@)$q
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ;I V
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 @6["A'h
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4)Jtc2z7Z\
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 c_V^~hq
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 CG #lpAs
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. sr S2v\1:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 rF@njw@
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 y5@#le M
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. hHA !.u4&
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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 h2S!<
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |ty?Ah,vb
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 DsJ ikg(J
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5r2A ^<)
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 mY UR(*[
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ~Un+Zs%24
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。 ?.{SYaS
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 |.#G G7F^S
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