（1）call the shots 做决断 x0 3G Jy5
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. VF<{Qx*
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 g RSM~<
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. C U lANd"
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。 T/-PSfbkj
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（3）clown around 胡闹 :3Ty%W&&
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {D1=T Tr^
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 B 8C3LP}?
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（4） cook up 虚构 i T
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ndF
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 'ZL)-kbI
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 9 I]*T
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 OFQsfW3O
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 dkG-Y z ~
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. ,i>5\Yl%
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。 U~Uxs\0:
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 BIw9@.99B-
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^~=o?VtBg
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 `. L8< -]W
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 < g6
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. KXicy_@DC`
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 B<8Z?:3YS
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 DFE?H
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. @@SG0YxZ
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 A' dt
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（10）for good 永远 _wZ(%(^I
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. M~ynJ@q
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 A n/) |B4
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 s49 AF
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~|l>bf
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 lYQcQ*-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ]E[Mv}
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. gmJJ(}HVz
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 #G)ZhgB^
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 -qid.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 'hU&$lgMF
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。 a l#yc
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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 CF Ro>G
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. z~z.J ]
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ DC[ - <:B
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 L.+5`&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. K
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "b-6kM
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。 R:^GNra;
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 F
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