（1）call the shots 做决断 wv 2
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. WJ9 = hr
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 \V|\u= @H
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _d'x6$Jg
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（3）clown around 胡闹 E0<9NF Qr7
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. aMSX"N"ot
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 -|M eC
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（4） cook up 虚构 8 } \Lt
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /.<T^p@\&
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 vMiZ:*iaj@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 8" 4&IX
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. lE Bt<
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ,OX(z=i_
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 gc 14 %
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. S=>54!{`x
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 iw\RQ
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. G SXe =?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ;^}gC}tq
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. FY [WdZDZ
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 0Ii*
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 r=<Oy1m/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .$/Su3]K/
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（10）for good 永远 ca@0?q #
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9Xt5{\PJ
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }&)X4=
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 A@BYd'}]
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )oJn@82C|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 :?s~,G_*l
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. G};os+FxF
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2r2qZ#I}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 %O`e !p
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. # Jv|zf5Z
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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 Amf
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. t@[&8j2B>
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 k/A8 |
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4k5X'&Q
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 R _WP r[P
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Z,%^BAJ
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。 Hn5:*;N
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7F OG^
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