（1）call the shots 做决断 STW?0B'Jr
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. D$}8GYq
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 SsZC g#i
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?Ij(B}D
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 lFBpNUnzU
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（3）clown around 胡闹 lvke!~#
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. q` c!!Lg
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Z6Fu~D2U y
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（4） cook up 虚构 hu}$ \
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. e"S?qpJK
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 P51M?3&=l
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 cca g8LC
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %;' ~TtW5
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 j &d5tgLB
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 M}\h?s
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. kK[4uQQ
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。 Pao^>rj
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 @|b-X? `
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. eP -|3$
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 |UXSUP
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 5 qz,FKx5
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. mJUM#ry
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 < 1|[=$w
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 =NF0 E8O
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. # rkq
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 'C'mgEl%L
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（10）for good 永远 ZyGoOk
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. PILpWhjL$9
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 A & iv
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 JQ03om--(
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :wC\IwG~CE
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 DSU8 jnrL
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;qWu8\T+
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. su%(!XJQpg
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Z 2g'&,uc#
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 d_!Z /M,
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 3`^@ymY
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。 Y9)j1~
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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 iO k ;o=
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8o~
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 I& 1Lm)W&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. YYe G9yR
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ;st0Ekni)
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。 pa>C}jk}6
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 h:aa^a~y i
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