（1）call the shots 做决断 :YCB23368"
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. U W' @3#<?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 v(P5)R,
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @kW RI* m
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。 z#*> u
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（3）clown around 胡闹 R q`j|tY
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. G]zyx"0Sqb
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 j1O_Az|3
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（4） cook up 虚构 w Y=k $
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r !;wKO
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^4Tf6Fw#
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 a: 2ezxP
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Ks Qn %mxS
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 N(`XqeC*
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 opgNt o6$
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. @tlWyUju
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。 B ^@X1EE
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ihd ^P]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. UsgrI>|l
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 TjS & V
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 3(`P x}
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }"M5"?
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 k]rc -c-
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \k3EFSm
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6t4Khiwx
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 nL+y"O
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（10）for good 永远 @a (-U.CZ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. k:8NOx|s "
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 t" ?)x&dS
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 <72q^w
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. NA+7ey6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 yX.; x 0
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 H'}6Mw%ra
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. jI%glO'2
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ,olP}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Nxr\Yey
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. NqM=Nu\
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。 "V`5 $ur
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 v8K`cijSS
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. .Bojb~zt
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 hC ?rHw
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. JnLF61
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 EMzJyG t7
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 40G'3HOp
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 C!U$<_I\2
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ! ~tf0aY
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