（1）call the shots 做决断 p8u -3
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :j#Fq
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 <Okl.Iz>
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :.EVvuXI
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（3）clown around 胡闹 /3v`2=b
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. o4pe>hn
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 3LD`Ep
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（4） cook up 虚构 GSu&Z /Jo
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. iYxpIqWw
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 vwQ6=
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. d_} q.%*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 js\|xfDxP
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Va m4/6
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. ;7 Y4 v`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。 U*6)/.J
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 4! KUPgg
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [6Gb@jG
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 j5>3Td.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 m2"~.iM8
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -F| C6m!
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 hzjEO2
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 r|tTD KGQ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. &*#- %<=1
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 tZ ]/?+1G
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（10）for good 永远 \{ui{8+G
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. gjVKk
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Sc zYL?w^
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 .UuCTH;6`
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. A<VNt tgG
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 &u'$q
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =i/7&gC
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $*`=sV!r
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >wpC45n)9N
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. T.sib& R
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。 .*s1d)\:
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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 Sb&[V>!2^
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?m?DAd~ZY
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ni@N/Z?!pA
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 <y}`PmIM I
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #q"^6C
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <d GGH
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。 f"j"ZM{~U
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 z;_fO>u:
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