（1）call the shots 做决断 A Ch!D>C1
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. fTQRn
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 lf3QMr+
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. <Yif-9
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。 E_ #MQ;n
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（3）clown around 胡闹 5$9g4
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ye !}hm=w
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 <mN.6@*{
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（4） cook up 虚构 JDeG@N$
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @Cg%7AF
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 LE#ko2#ke
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &Z3g$R 9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 U\dq
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6vy(@z
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. <\40?*2
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。 - "`5r6
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 z !2-U
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Y7{|iw(#
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 .H;[s
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 r:.3P
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. qbcaiU`-^"
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 r: Ij\Y Q
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 6xI9 %YDy
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 2UqLV^ZY
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 P| c[EUT
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（10）for good 永远 ai|d`:;
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. u~ [=5r
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 O)v?GQRj
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 7tbM~+<0
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. wNQhz.>y
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 sv}k_6XgY
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #Xdj:T<*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. MC=pN(l
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Jw "fqr
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 D3, 9X#B=
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. pYXusS7S
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。 ^&^~LKl~
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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 ;.dyuKlI
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. woI.1e5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 FZdZ GK
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. pCOtk'n
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 rt +a/:4+
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。 z#DgoA
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。
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