（1）call the shots 做决断 #.#T+B+9
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ')+'m1 N
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 f*LDrAf9
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ,7z.%g3+z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 NKh" x&R
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. E<D45C {DP
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 3|l+&LF!IC
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（4） cook up 虚构 -7$7TD`'7
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. DMsxHAE1
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 QUwSnotgU
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 iO>2#p8$NR
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +{4ziqYj
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 $5s?m\!jZz
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 DF P0WXbOE
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. o-yZ$+V
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。 #-Ehg4W
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 (Lp<T! "
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. yM=% a3
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 q% 2cx@c
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. &X
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Mx4
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 edx-R-Dc-1
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. `og 3P:y
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Zu,rf9LMj
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（10）for good 永远 mi`!'If0)
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :Bz*vH
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 )t0Y-),vA
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 4 &Y{kNF
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. OB.TAoH:
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 -M/DOTc
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. DW\';"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2I3MV:5
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^M0e 0
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. EuOrwmdj
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。 xRuAt/aC
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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 & w&JE]$ 5
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. o $7:*jU
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 S|CN)8Jsi
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >TK:&V
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 \Z{6j& ;
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [AstD9
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。 =aX ;-
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 VJ8cls<
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