（1）call the shots 做决断 LP} j 0)n
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. #$JY &!M
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 UL3u2g;d
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "O%xQ N
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（3）clown around 胡闹 5,du2
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. vH{JLN2
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 V4|l7
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（4） cook up 虚构 qhNYQ/ u S
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /z4n?&tM
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 8[u$CTl7a
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 uD4$<rSHb
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. l6-%)6u>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 j8?rMD~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 OZno 3Hn
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. xOc&n0}%
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 DC=XPn/V
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 C 4\Q8uK
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. <2fvEW/#v
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 i$z*~SuM#
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ptTp63+
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. BtKbX)R$J
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 t ZA%^ Y
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 z5t"o !
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. j8ag }%
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 zG~nRt{4
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（10）for good 永远 k#<Y2FJa
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. CK1gzIg >
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /Xw wB
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 >\>!Q V1@
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. k
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 RGLi#:0_.x
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 CDWchY
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 3mXRLx=0>
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 oY7 eVu z
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~ tqDh(
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 'h; x>r
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。 ] PZ\N~T
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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 F vHd `
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. T :X A
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 $(;0;!t.
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )5ISkbsxD
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 -\}Ix >
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 KgEfh O$W
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。 IoWK 8x
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 @'FO M
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