（1）call the shots 做决断 hhz#I A6,
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ! ? >I
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^j2ve's:
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. L c
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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。 >cp v4Pgm
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（3）clown around 胡闹 l%xTF@4e
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?op;#/Q(
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 \4>w17qng
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（4） cook up 虚构 <Mu T7x-
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xel|,|*Yq
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 * 3]2vq
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _BONN6=*y
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 e*}:t H
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {{B' 65Wu
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. zhbSi w
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。 6=qC/1,l
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 2.N)N%@
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. YQyI{
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 q<Qjc
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 "?kDR1=7A
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. w`D$ W&3>
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 +o'xyR '(
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 : pNS$g[
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .R#-u/6g(
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（10）for good 永远 R NQq"c\
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^>>9?
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ,F*HZBNFZ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Onh R`
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ]*g f$D
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 fUfd5W1"
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 'Z:wEt !
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 KFRf5^ %
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ';!-a] N
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. w^=(:`
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。 54B`T/>R:E
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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 kr@!j@j$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >56fa6=3@
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 KeB??1S
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. / 9,'.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 D?8(n=#[
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 7&/1K%x9;
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。 }s:3_9mE
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 /Oi(5?Jn
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