（1）call the shots 做决断 b, Oh8O;>
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. j-":>}oW2.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 SVZ ocTt
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. u. gg N=Z
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。 W6&vyOc
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（3）clown around 胡闹 "j@\a)a
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. mHxR4%i5
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 }d<R
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（4） cook up 虚构 !y= R)k
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `#N/]4(j
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 cJ;Nh> ey
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 =l/6-j^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =]Vz= <
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 uu9M}]mDl
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 8]ZzO(=@{
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. _)M,p@!?=h
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。 S/nPK,^d2
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 M|WBJ'#x0
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [3 Pp
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 rtV`Q[E
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 , NS f
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. K^Awf6 %
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 1E+12{~m"i
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 NRi5 Vp2=
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. H@Dpht>[
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 JVZ -nHf(9
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（10）for good 永远 YX\vk/[|
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ]A*}Dem*5
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 :xd ;=;q5
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 BVQy@:K/
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. $> < /%S2g
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ekM?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 / ^.|m3
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 4,9$udiGY
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 *l2`- gbE
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #36Q O
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. A# {63_H
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。 I6>J.6luF9
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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 k3~9;Z
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #[93$)Gd!
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Vwkvu& 4
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 8nz({Mb9Z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @<.@ X*#I
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 /jbAf ]"F;
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 QV;o9j
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。 h^M_yz-f
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 d2k-MZuT6
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