（1）call the shots 做决断 Q<W9<&VZe
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5Nc~cD%0tK
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 YfL|FsCh
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. OE)n 4X
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（3）clown around 胡闹 6Ug( J$Ouh
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1];rW`Bw
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 x)0g31 4 9
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（4） cook up 虚构 ]ji M
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. WmU4~.
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 <"w;:Zs
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ,ButNB v
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. PmO m>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 q !\Ht2$b
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~$XbY R-
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. &.z: i5&o!
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 MMCac6;Aea
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 fkE4 [X7f
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. p\I,P2on
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 *(6vO{
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. tdSy&]P
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 H_)\:gT G
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )W9W8>Cc5_
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（10）for good 永远 : l>&5w;
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. %UZ_wsY\
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 xc)A`(g
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 1gk{|keh
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 K6< @DP+/
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 I>ks H
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. X`bN/sI
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _j{^I ^P
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @wO"?w(
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \jL n5$OW
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。 ~]X4ru5,4
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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 4mR{\
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 5BKga1Q
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 lc1?Vd$
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. l/9V 59Fv9
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ,'[L6=#
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )]x/MC:9r
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。 d`]| i:*q
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 EIZSV>
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