（1）call the shots 做决断 e7&RZ+s#wZ
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. f4N N?"W)
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 b'R]DS{8
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _+7P" B|\
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。 mL'A$BR`
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（3）clown around 胡闹 XH/!A`ZK
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. D@[#7 :rHL
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 -HuIz6
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（4） cook up 虚构 ?6x&A t
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. yGC
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }NdLd!
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 DZb0'+jQ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. aM,g@'.=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 T%Zfo 7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 e},:QL0X
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. mR Gr+ m
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。 * 0JF|'
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ym qn1ja1
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. c5O8,sT
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 kXUJlLod
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 dBN:
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. {`J!DFfur
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 (r}StR+
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +#(GU9_i+M
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?@Tsd@s~r
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Yc3\
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（10）for good 永远 _ |HA\!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $`0,N_C<}
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 M;KeY[u
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 BZXee>3"
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. t 0p
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 HyYJ"54
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. q_BMZEM
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 j0 Os]a
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 d+ $:u
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 3(.Y>er%U
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 HoWK# Nz\
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 M D,BGO?C
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Jiru~Vo+
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Fy.!amXu
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. N"~P$B1 X
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "(';UFa
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。 pB%oFWqK
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 jgkY ^l
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