（1）call the shots 做决断 nDdY~f.B
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. kVQm|frUz
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 r 1< 'l
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. yF(9=z"?
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。 7JBs7L G
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（3）clown around 胡闹 cxs@ph&Wk
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $B-/>Rz
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 0RA#Y(IR
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（4） cook up 虚构 `[5xncZ-
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. { .$7g8 ]I
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 mv99SOe[Fz
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 C/Q 20
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. yS~Y"#F!.
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 "O>~osj
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \JM6zR^Ef
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. dh`s^D6Q>
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 jdG2u
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. HSNj
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;S U<T^a
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 LSc^3=X
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 8_!qoW@B
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ,nYa+e
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Bbs1U
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 0]7jb_n1
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 6Sd:5eTEQ
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（10）for good 永远 :G 5p`;hGo
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. K*j
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^5]9B<i[Y
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 c;]\$#2
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. \;Q(o$5<
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 C&Q[[k"kb
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. lVT* Ev{&.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4ct-K)Ris
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 CbM~\6 R
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. N Os00 H
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。 u W,J5!
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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 aQmS'{d?^
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. o(e(| k
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 h81giY]
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. VgXT4g O!
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 (nLzWvN
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [,Rc&7p~R
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。 1sg:8AA
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ]mtiIu [
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