（1）call the shots 做决断 nDnSVrvd-i
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .__X- +^
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /dpEL9K
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. YEoQIR
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（3）clown around 胡闹 1 dT1Dc Z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. n?*Fr sZ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 "nX L7N0
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（4） cook up 虚构 d\}r.pD
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 0
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 gF;i3OJg
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. n7`R+4/s
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 (tV/.x*G
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 * 8n0
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. EnXNTat})
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。 !T/ ^zc ;G
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 5BCHW X*y
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Hc1S:RW
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ^>02,X
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 hjywYd]8
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. GU'/-6-T
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 '#REbY5ev
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Fyy)665x/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. A+*M<W
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 d@~Hp?
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（10）for good 永远 VSa\ X ~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ?sV0T)u k
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ,)3%@MwO
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. K^j7T[pR
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 \EF^Ag
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ?s[ kUv+=
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. coq7La[
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Pu dIb|V 2
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 /1ZRjf^
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. cl
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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。 Lu,72i0O ^
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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 zKB$n. H
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Jhdo#}Ub
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. }t }y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $'FPs oH
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。 ?-w<H!Y 7
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 F}p)Q $0
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