（1）call the shots 做决断 ZHNL ~=r}
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9`*ST(0/
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 v#Rh:#7O%U
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. B%8@yS
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。 =%m{|HQ`
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（3）clown around 胡闹 @[g7\d
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3jAr"xc
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 O t)}:oG
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（4） cook up 虚构 = cEsv&i
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3mHzOs\jU
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 lOt7 ij(,L
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 J%CCUl2
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _qa ]T'8
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 lKsn 6c,]
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
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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. kO\ O$J^S
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 LI%dJ*-V
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Y1 h)aQ5{
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. a?-&O$UHf\
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 +*8su5:[&@
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ii?T:T@
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ooVs8T 2
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 9ngxkOGx
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 3=d%WPgQ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +4:eb)e
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 e#*3X4<\K
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（10）for good 永远 _f^6F<!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. +cH>'OXoB
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 iAz0 A
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ? 0; 2ct
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. TaRP MKk
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 VW\S>=O 99
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [OCjYC `
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 G%I
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 osXEzr(
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. {5B j*m5
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。 q}t]lD
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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 d^=)n-!T
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. gF,=rT1:>r
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 r]!#v{#.
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. k ;^$Pd?t
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Uoe{,4T
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _{jC?rzb
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。 Z^> 4qf,k
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 hP) Zm%@0f
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