（1）call the shots 做决断 XZNY4/ 25G
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2f`nMW
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^>y@4q B
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2 !"
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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。 V==z"
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（3）clown around 胡闹 f&, {XZ
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. . v@>JZC
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 OX:O^ (-r,
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（4） cook up 虚构 Fk;o E'"D
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )QagS.L{z
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 RyB~Lm`ZK%
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. X;F?:Iw \
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 dUznxZB
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,fIe&zq
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. M~*u;vA/
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。 ~n')&u{
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 XMB[h
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 9~rUkH D
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Z|9u]xL
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Xb
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. P #F=c34u
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 vzel#
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 r,goRK.
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. d%I" /8-J
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（10）for good 永远 , B&fFis
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0n ~ Zz
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 K-<^ $VWh
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 H`8``#-|@S
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. qa(>wR"mT
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 +bK .NcS
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ^ 5VK>
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 *{undZ?(>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 5m=I*.qE
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. MC((M,3L
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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 n 26Y]7N
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Kz<@x`0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 I]Tsz'T!9
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ``,k5!a66\
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ._ wkj
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。 ]Fvm 7V
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 O?8Ni=]
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