（1）call the shots 做决断 :?1 r.n
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. om$x ;L6
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9uk}r; %9
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. FD?!bI4
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 jJ^p
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（3）clown around 胡闹 S}=d74(/n
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. T &.ZeB1
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 \^<eJf D
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（4） cook up 虚构 _D%aT6,G+(
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =nQ"ye
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 5<o8prt B
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. j$l[OZ:#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /S2 9\^
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 fhx_v^< X
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. HKA7|z9{
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。 d\FBY&C7b
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 //C3tW
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. J }?F4
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ~T;FOB%w
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 O*MC"%T
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }UwDHq=
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 @4h{#
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 U=_O*n?N-d
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. xf1@mi[a
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 rUC@ Bf
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（10）for good 永远 YGy.39@31
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7P}&<;5zD
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 * b+ef
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 S{cy| QD
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. c(@V
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Xo[={2 _
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ktrqrl^IJ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 RhVQVj c
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. '~?\NeO=
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。 32[ lsU>1
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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 N*.JQvbnr
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. zZ3Ko3L%g_
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |G.|ocj;
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 96fz SZS,
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9I0}:J;7
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。 m'h`%0Tc
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 qsnZ?hXP p
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