（1）call the shots 做决断 YOKR//|3
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (j=DD6 fC
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5Jw"{V?Ak
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. R2Yl)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。 ni0LQuBp
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（3）clown around 胡闹 j ]H E>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. uTw| Q{ f
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 {jhcZ"#>\
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（4） cook up 虚构 2+&R" #I
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r./z,4A`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 +{Gw9h"5g*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. N &N 82OG
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 <O
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9C>ynH
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. _r7=&oL.Q
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。 ^#7viZ*
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Vs|sw
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. b_l.QKk
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 cUNGo%Y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 HIrEv
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Hp*gv/0
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 `%%?zgY
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 B%y! aQep
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. >eu
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 8k%H[Smn:
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（10）for good 永远 .&L^J&V
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,0FwBK
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =E;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 w2@"PGR
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. o6: 45
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,?fN#gc :
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 FQQ@kP$.
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. pNBa.4z:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 dJ aEoF
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 QWKs[yfdo
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )I?RMR
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。 {QW -g
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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 3^'#ny? l
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. g"w)@*?K
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 xdCs5ko
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5UPPk$8 `
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 (UXv,_"nU
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 M o~ki"9.
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。 v^;-@ddr
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 (}sDm ~;s
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