（1）call the shots 做决断 H)+QkQb}
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /V
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 pZz\o
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. [ylRq7^e
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。 7YFEyX10d
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（3）clown around 胡闹 #MFIsx)r
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. = ;"=o5g_
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 lhC hk7l
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（4） cook up 虚构 1xI
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $C{,` {=
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 _ee<i8_Va
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Wh)!Ha}
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. f@[qS 7ok
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 R$X~d8o>%
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 _&%FGcA S
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. T@A Qe[U'v
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。 *:"@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 dXfLN<nD>U
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 0j;q^>
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 yd=b!\}WJ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 yzT4D>1,
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. kH8/8
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 "}V_.I* +
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. IC?(F]$%>
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 u*/+cT
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（10）for good 永远 +Qf}&D_
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. H@1}_ d
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 |nE4tN#J<
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 0` .5gxm
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. L 0oVXmlr
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 [Q+k2J_h
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 G[1\5dK*uR
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ?}uuTNLl)
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 h aApw(.%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Uo71C 4ev
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. `BVmuUMm
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 ]f0OmUHR5i
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 !I.}[9N
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. '%82pZ,?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 K|YB)y
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _ OC@J*4.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 BlQ X$s]
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 fjOq@thD
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。 2;u
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^ H&U_
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