（1）call the shots 做决断 a(BEm_l3
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. xYUC|c1Q9
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {InD/l'v6n
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?@uyqi~:U
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。 XD= p:Ezh
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（3）clown around 胡闹 WY)*3?
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Dq:> ]4%
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（4） cook up 虚构 ;VI/iwg
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. mufJ @Y S#
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 `: R7j f
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Z>t, B%v
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. )E hR qX9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 P^Tk4_,0
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 vl,Ff9
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. 3{*nG'@Mal
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。 Q eZg l!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \J0fr'(S
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. E[8R
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 2#hfBJg@
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 [')C]YQb=
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,N`cH \
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 e*?@ 6E
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 cFF'ygJ/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. BV@x E
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ={]tklND
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（10）for good 永远 {^jk_G \ys
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. lI*uF~ 'D
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 W8><
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 \lBY4j+;
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. J'H}e F`
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @?!&M c2
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 i+&o%nK 2
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =)Z~ w`
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $[1J[eY*
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 (l ]_0-Z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. zS<idy F`
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。 px>g
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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 7~2c"WE
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. E-?@9!2
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ;T,`m^@zf
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. A/A; '9
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 +{dJGPoY]p
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 qvN`46c
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。 aWTvowA
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 sb"h:i>O4
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