（1）call the shots 做决断 CC L
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. VzY8rI
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 !t gi
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. > U%gctIg
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（3）clown around 胡闹 cNM3I,o7
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. T[j#M+p
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ZuS0 DPS`L
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（4） cook up 虚构 nv@8tdrc
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ~c %hWt
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 kic/*v \6@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 5 u*-L_
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 'H
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4:r!|PJn{G
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |Z=^`J
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. qI~xlW
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。 T l2 C^ j
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 (X?%^^e!
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 4}4Pyjh
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 A29gz:F(
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 1 D<_N
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. J"=vE=
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ^yyC
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 (2:/8 \_P
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. UN]f"k&
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 / .W w6a~
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（10）for good 永远 E| 6VX4`+
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. aVK3?y2
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 D"ND+*Q [X
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 f] J M /
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. K }Vv4x1U
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 CS==A57I
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. l i0i"
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 IHJ=i-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. oAP b*;}
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。 ] cGA~d
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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 mo[Zb0>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. DsT >3
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ BbgnqzU
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 X!m9lV<
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7tcPwCc{
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 m3mp/g.>
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。 $ep.-I>
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2UFv9
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