（1）call the shots 做决断 -1\*}m%1e
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <*D{uMw
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ryhme\%l;f
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 66 A}5b4)]
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _<;;CI3w
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。 eN*=wOh
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（3）clown around 胡闹 8:W," "
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )8BGN'jyi
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 m}t .E
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（4） cook up 虚构 4k }3^.#
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. UNx|+
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 z^ @.b
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 )C?bb$
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $e(]L(o;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 z"cF\F
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 XwI~ 0
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ~ ^)D#Lo
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 . X (^E
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Cxn<#Kf\-<
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. FG-v71!h#
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 q_0So}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 YH_mWN\Wu
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +s N'Y/-
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 \0}!qG![AA
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 {VB n@^'s
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. , `4chD
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（10）for good 永远 ;3 N0)
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. r>!$e qX_
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Ino$N |G[
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ->BGeP_=|
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,r$k79TI
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 v|\<N!g
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. (lNV\Za
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 (P( =6-0
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 n y(`An
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ;$`5L"I5$
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。 ' 7lHWqN<
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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 }rWEa^
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. =H <I` J'
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 JbV\eE#KrC
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. (d>
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 cRR[ci34k
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 7W Eh'(`
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。 kIC $ai6.
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 zmA]@'j
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