（1）call the shots 做决断 ? OrRTRW
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2%0J/]n\A"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 DIx!Sw7EC
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @f<q&K%FJ
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。 j<+Q Gd%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Kh{C$ b
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. G&P[n8Z$
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 !`j}%!K!
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（4） cook up 虚构 fB~BVYi
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. +6cOL48 "
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ZH]n&%@j
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 n}NO"eF>-s
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. FjUf|
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4.?tP7UE
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \[m{ &%^G
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. bUR; d78
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。 O3Jp:.ps
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 "u#T0
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. x8L$T (^
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 LQy`, -&
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 zT;F4_p3G-
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +k@$C,A
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 pDW4DF:`(
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +4<Ij/}p
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. >Q159qZ
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（10）for good 永远 ^SdorPOq&
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ==$>M
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Yh=/?&*
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {5 <3./5O
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. s,KE,$5F
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 x3dP`<
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Fu@2gd
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. N{6
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $:v!* 0/
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 |$Y0VC4a
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _*(n2'2B
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。 =&kd| o/i
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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 :?LUv: G
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Ne6]?\ Z
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 G}MJWf Hl
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. l$j/Ye]
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 JqX+vRY;dd
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。 "oZ $/ap\
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 )U>JFgpIW
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