（1）call the shots 做决断 GiJ *Wp
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. a H yx_B
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~Sdb _EZ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ^dI42 4
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。 kPKB|kP\
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（3）clown around 胡闹 t DO=P
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Z@yW bjE7Z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 3>3 Kwc~E
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（4） cook up 虚构 *-#&K\
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Ij 79~pn
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 rEx nxQ<e
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 b\ X@gq
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ~b(i&DVK
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 @tF\p
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 gGR"Z]DBk
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. EHSlK5bD,
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。 OP;v bZ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 2kqu p)82e
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. q'+)t7!
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 7( #:GD
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 \Yy$MLs
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ['b}QW@Fx
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Z/G
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 M
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. L Y+@o<>
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（10）for good 永远 3 D6RLu
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Zj_b>O-V
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 # ' =a=8-$
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 pk>^?MO
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. IWk4&yHUAu
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Lk|hQ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Plc-4y1
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1&\0:vA^Y
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 u]:oZMnj
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ] ;KJ6
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Qo>b*Ku;
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。 @<,X0S
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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 $5 >e
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. },uF 4M.K
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 4d"r^y'
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. SfA\}@3
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 \ S_Ou
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }#3V+X
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。 A4Ru g\p]
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 uMUBh 80,L
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