（1）call the shots 做决断 eD N%p
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. xKoNo^ FF
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {N0ky=u d
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. cWa> rUsF
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。 gC/- 7/}
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（3）clown around 胡闹 eS"sd^;R
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Ay\!ohIS3
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Mp^U)S+
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（4） cook up 虚构 yXA]E.K!
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Xqas[:)7+
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 D"n
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. dUpOg{I.x
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 B'D 4]EB
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 WR>2t&;E
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. ,DbT4Ul c
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。 Vt
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 I\ y>I?X
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. #| {^k u
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Y&DC5T]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 E %> ){Y)
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _:l<4u !
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 HltURTbI
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 As*59j kB
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Q_n9}LanP
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 R P6R1iN3
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（10）for good 永远 cx(b5Z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0)3*E)g{
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 agW#"9]WM
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 x^ ] 1m%
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7ip(-0
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ?28aEX_w
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 &:*|K xX
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ?\Z-3l% M
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;/-#oW@gQ
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. `F1 ( v
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。 ;u: }rA)
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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 79Vp^GG7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @Y2&v956
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 O}_Z"y
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. k ihO~<
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [-Dl ,P=
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。 t Sf`
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 4d0<uB&v'
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