（1）call the shots 做决断 K>$qun?5
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Wa<-AZnh
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 a>w~FUm*
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?;_O
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（3）clown around 胡闹 6m@0;Ht
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. i\ "{#
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 k/@ Tr
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（4） cook up 虚构 M|H 2kvl
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. AX K95eS
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 9*DEv0}a^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 uRpBeH]Z"
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ` .$ &T7
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ~2(]ZfO?>H
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Fv A8T 2-v
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. h\FwgkJP
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。 %mu>-h ac
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 UBIIo'u
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. \?d TH:v/E
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 #2N_/J(U
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 fK"iF@=Z`
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. AOAO8%|I
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 bS%C?8
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]' g:B p
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ]Zk}ZG>6
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 7"a4/e;^
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（10）for good 永远 &(7$&Q
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hkF^? AJ
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 _A3 X 6
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~of,,&
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [<S^c[47U
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 L;lk.~V4T
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 - wWRm
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. R[Nbtbv9Q
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 C`EY5"N r
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &mdB\ Y?^
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }hq^+fC?
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 3HKxYvc C
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 AK;^9b-}q:
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. yzg9I
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 jzMg'z/@J
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. +f$Z-U1H/
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ZRP y~wy>
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 BUDGyl/=
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。 hLo>R'@uN
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 QoWR@u6a
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