（1）call the shots 做决断 O[ans_8
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _#<l -R`
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 #.j:P#
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. qyIy xJ
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。 d76C ]R5L
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Mi!ak
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. a`||ePb|W~
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 (_q&QI0{
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（4） cook up 虚构 m[5ed1+
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. lZ+ 1 A0e
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 WsM/- P1Y
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 51%<N\>/4
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. B@3>_};Ct
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 6Hpj&Qm
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 =2wy;@ f
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. Zfr?(y+3
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 !+E>nr
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 RG_)<U/B
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 2LN5}[12]
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ,wra f#UdP
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 6~+?DIc
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. hWu#}iN
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 wa9{Q}wSa
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 20uR? /|@
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 01^W Py9l
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（10）for good 永远 t#J
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. d7QQ5FiB
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 785Y*.p
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 65A>p:OO
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ">RDa<H]
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =mk7'A>l
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 0:L m=9 o
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. l:kF0tj"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 :@X@8j":
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @{n2R3)k
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2\!.w^7'^T
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。 C44 Dz.rs
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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 WaWx5Fx+
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. BO ^T
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Z5{M_^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. s.I=H^ T
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 !'C^qrh
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 IV:Knh+
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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。 I|$_[ Sw
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 A!
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