（1）call the shots 做决断 fg1uqS1rg
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. y4!fu<[ i
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 )coA30YR
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ypfjF@OT
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。 td#m>S
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Ag1nx V1M$
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. kll ,^A
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 6skd>v UU
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（4） cook up 虚构 jar?"o
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. W`n_m&Y\
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Z@Qf0
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \OK}DhY#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 vha@YPC=
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 uuCVI2|
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. 8mX:*$qm:
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 i\MW'b
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 _&xkj8O
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. |C t Q
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 6(HJYa
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 r1$x}I#Zv
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <5sfII
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 -%t8a42
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 6AmFl<
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )#Y:Bj7H@2
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .q$/#hN:e
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（10）for good 永远 UAdj [m61
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /bqJ6$
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 rX&?Xi1JeV
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 5d82M s
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :#W>lq@H
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 8 L(KdDY
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 !E\J`K0_e
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. TC'^O0aZ_
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 H0mDs7
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 T}A{Xu*:+H
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 'MIM_m)H
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。 7kidPAhY
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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 *|:]("i
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. /?QBMI
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 w+ tO@
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. iD9hqiX&
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 KHXnB
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。 sFxciCpN
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 9Uh nr]J.
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