（1）call the shots 做决断 =^"~$[z(
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. U0zW9jB
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9PW m@
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. QM7[ O]@
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 J1& A,Gb
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（3）clown around 胡闹 1.uU MW
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. I"~xDa!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 +.XZK3
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（4） cook up 虚构 wE-Ji<1HJ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. XPGL3[w\V
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ^ uKnP>*l
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. dcV,_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ^ =aml
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -[i4 0
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例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 6~:W(E}
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 C.b,]7i
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 4r68`<mn[
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. *%P>x}6w3
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 "#_)G7W+e
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &/J.0d-*``
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Wq=ZU \Y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 (= S"Kvb~#
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 1 2%z3/i
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. SH@
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 =;'ope(?S
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（10）for good 永远 "ZA$"^
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 'xLM>6[wz
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 E|F!S(.:,M
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 A{DIp+
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. T:w2
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 X~IRpzC
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 _rWM]
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. UY }9
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 PMz{8
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 fY)4]= L
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !%Z)eO~Z
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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 ,Do$`yO+
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. <ZHY3
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 s&_IWala
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. A/Fs?m{7U
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 LoV*YSDAY
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 3;t@KuQ66
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。 OxmlzQ"vM
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 w>9H" Q[
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