（1）call the shots 做决断 !yr4B "kz
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *!E~4z=
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ya[f? 0b0
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. *.KVrS<B1
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。 eI-SWwmv/u
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（3）clown around 胡闹 mwsdl^c
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 947;6a%$
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 vif)g6,
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（4） cook up 虚构 Z9|A"[b
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /^v!B`A @
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 7GS 4gSd3
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 PKC0Dt;F .
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. r ;"D >IM\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 n-{ d7haOa
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 k_uI&,
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. *$`N5;7'`
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。 ZJm$7T)V
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 8 nL9#b
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. +H *6:
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :RxMZwa=
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. s:_a.4& Y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 wwQ2\2w>Hm
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 vVIN D
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )l.uj
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 *j,bI Y&se
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（10）for good 永远 `'>~(8&zE
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. R
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 l p S v
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6 VuyKt
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 O[{/P:a
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /xcXd+k]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6\jbSe
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 mBb3Ta
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. i H@u3[w
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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 IG{Me
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f6Lc" b3s1
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >;R`Q9s7
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .MRN)p
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 5f?GSHA }
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )UpVGT)
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。 u[PG/ploc
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 i+_=7(e
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