（1）call the shots 做决断 s{^B98d+W
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _# { *I( l
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 }d%CZnY&7
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. VP1h ocW
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。 O\<zQ2m
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（3）clown around 胡闹 KYiJXE[Q-
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. &{j!!L L
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 %IO*(5f
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（4） cook up 虚构 )c11_1;
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $OZ= L
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 *}]# E$
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ~v8X>XDL?T
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. sK#) k\w>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ?|ZbQz(bL
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 1]/;qNEv
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. j Rg/N_2'2
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。 r)gK5Mv
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 kN/YnY*J<
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. $ W7}Igx#
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 u[**,.Ecg
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ec ;
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 1
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. lrJV"H
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（10）for good 永远 NFTv4$5d
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #e@NV4q
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 [7}3k?42X
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 \a+Q5g
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 9]v,3'QI
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 _. 9 5>`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 kTH"" h{
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9`Qa/Y!
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 C<_\{de|9
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;~0q23{+;U
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. KKsV Z~<6u
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。 ;j9%D`u<
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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 I/w;4!+)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. rCF=m]1zxT
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 poAJl;T
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `<g]p-=":
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 QqQhQ GV
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 q;[HUyY,
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。 /Pe x tj<
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =Fc]mcJ69
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