（1）call the shots 做决断 6$fYt&1
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. G~7 i @Zs
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 P^`duZ{T
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -u!FOD/
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 `1OgYs
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（3）clown around 胡闹 A5'NGt
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k67a'pmyJ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 P + " Y
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（4） cook up 虚构 #@@Mxr'F
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _p-t<ytnh
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 vsWHk7 9
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 @+F4YJmB?l
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. S [h];eM
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 %ek'~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 fb~=Y$|
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. p[lNy{u~M
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。 - x8nQ%X
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 |2\{z{?
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ~_IHaw$hg
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 RB* J=
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Ch$*Gm19Z
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -Y
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 'bld,Do6
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 CC\*?BKj"
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 3p2P=
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 "<_ 0A f]
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（10）for good 永远 =[\s8XH,
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. DypFl M*
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 %>-@K|:gS
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 a22Mufl
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. b^ D$jY
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 X|0R= n]
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 f7h*Vu`>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /!^&;$A'
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 X U/QA
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 aL J(?8M@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )ZrS{vY
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。 :=%0Mb:
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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 '>$]{vQ3
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. MX4]Vpv
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ b@3 _L4~
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 b=~i ) `
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. E*L iM5+I
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 "&+"@ <
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 DvvT?K
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。 `n$5+a+
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 { hln?'
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