（1）call the shots 做决断 |LJv*
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 075IW"p'
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Zs t)S(
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `D= OEc
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。 ^!exH(g
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \i[N ";K
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. CR.d 3!&28
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 3/usgw1
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（4） cook up 虚构 hj"JmF$m
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. kD+#| f
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 IAkQR0fcN
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 &k| EG![
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. `q d5+~c
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 m Qx1co
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 7hx^U90K
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. F$4=7Njv
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。 ^m D $#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 #O~pf[ [L
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. yn+m,K/
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 gkt lwiCZ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 -">Tvi4
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. n% \\1
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 K!(WcoA&2i
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 g,*fpk
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. + W1l9n *
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（10）for good 永远 Y
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. r9(c<E?,h
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 R~A))4<%%
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 8hy1yt6t4~
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. HQ=pf >
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 COW lsca
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 )40YA\V
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ie Chz d
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 9`/ywt3Y
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Vm@VhCsp
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. MW^FY4V1m
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。 (/&ht-~ EL
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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 SK/}bZ;f
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. t3}_mJ
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 8Dx g6>
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [Z'4YX S
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 2 >x[_
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Smy J@.L"
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。 4
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Z$Ps_Ik
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