（1）call the shots 做决断 '48|f`8$
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. eT
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 =cX"gI[
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. X| 0`$f
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。 {.[,ee-)9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 "h|0]y^2
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. E.*OA y
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 GeR -k9
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（4） cook up 虚构 -"b3q
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )1'_g 4
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 T_
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ymJw{&^am
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. B~ ?Q. <M
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 U0=zuRr n
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 mLdyt-1
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. eyp\h8!u_
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。 @Pg@ltUd
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 gG? *Fi
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. O r~6t}f
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 : l[Q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 b-gVRf#F
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `Y$5g~3.
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 -s84/E4Y*
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 UjK&`a ;V
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^d=@RTyo/
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Jm^jz
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（10）for good 永远 t| ,E x 7
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. e;Z`&
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 YR`rg;n#
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. soCHwiE
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =5#Jsn?U
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 -v2q:x'G#
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ZOsn,nF
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 G+p>39P
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 s$G8`$+i1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. OlFn<:V K
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。 jv^ L~<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 ^aMdbB
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~n\ea:.
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ -L 3RzX
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 +Ea X S
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. X Y?@^
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 )o,0aGo>Of
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }Elce}
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。 1#u w^{n
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 xz'd5 re%
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