（1）call the shots 做决断 b%d, X-3
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Il# ST
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 b%0@nu4
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. XQtV$Lw
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。 vV "I }L
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Mf7
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @twi<U_
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 :% +9y @%
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（4） cook up 虚构 uW P0(6 %
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. QB ;TQZ
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Mq#Hi9SKY
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 gtqtFrleG
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7`^=Ie%(K
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ,-DU)&dF
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?D(aky#cyc
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. +x~p&,w?
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。 lwjA07 i
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 =-qYp0sVP
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. = '-/JH~
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 -<e_ ^
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 D u_ ;!E
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _SH~. Mt_!
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 h8;H<Y;yQ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 X?(R!=a
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. zz8NBO
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 _B vGEM`o
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（10）for good 永远 >g l.ILo
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. M'T[L%AP
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 U99Uny9
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 mcs!A/]<
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. +
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 RcZ&/MY
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 zy|h1 .gd
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ll?Qg%V[t
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 H|'n|\{lt
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0W~1v
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ):n'B` f}z
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。 !LsIHDs4
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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 _T;Kn'Gz(&
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. N{6-a
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6zGeGW
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. D}N4*L1
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 `X B$t?xi
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 oq,*@5xV2
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。 zXkq2\GHA
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Q@ *9|6-
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