（1）call the shots 做决断 ,xYg
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [. M
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 h!QjpzQe
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. x]H3Y3
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%IvJ#Xu
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（3）clown around 胡闹 r i,2clp
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Xe)Pg)J1
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 r~ I.F!{
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（4） cook up 虚构 n:F@gZd`
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $,!hD\a
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 p#)e:/Qy
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 tzZ|S<e6=\
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 6!@0VI&P
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 tAaYL
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 JL@ F~U9
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. v<j2L"bj
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 D4d]3|/T
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 .Xi2G@D
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Tu==49
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 I I& <
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 fTTm$,f5N
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. FWIih5 3`
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 [;<<4k(nL
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 @ ozm;
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #0(fOHPQ
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 <8$Md4r
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（10）for good 永远 @?m+Z"o|z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. `nKJR'QC
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 D$ ej+s7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 )q^(T1
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. k/U>N|5
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 R !9qQn?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 -W 9gH
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9g96 d-
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 m.!wsw
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 R^u c%onP
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \`
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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。 Bf/ |{@
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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 nVNs ][
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _$!`VA%
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ pVY4q0@
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Jlz9E|*qV
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ]/a
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 7O"hiDQ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %Or2iuO%-,
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 _nP) uU$
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Y^yG/F
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