（1）call the shots 做决断 QbOm JQ
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {/R4Q 1
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 }o)GBWqHR
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ;]<$p[m
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 9H.E15B
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（3）clown around 胡闹 eN}FBX#'
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. C_'Ug
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ;'= !Fv
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &?zJ|7rh@|
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 wW !*"z
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (qB$I\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 W d Ir 3
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 gI\J sN
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. E\RQm}Z09
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。 M%9PVePOe
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 2psI\7UjA]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. wPqIy}-
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 q;B-np?U
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 m"+9[d_u
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4fpz;2%
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 rJ!xzge;G
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 j##IJm
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 7CwG(c/5
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 LvW9kL+WiQ
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（10）for good 永远 ,)oUdwR k
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $ i~DUT(
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Is?0q@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {f3T !e{
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. jQsucs5$h
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 C/
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 jOE b1
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. KY4|C05 ,
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 vco:6Ab $
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 5:56l>0
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s*(Y<Ap7d
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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 :5h&f
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2r[Q$GPM<
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 O!/J2SfuDH
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. xNq&_oY7
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 7nIg 3s%
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `2S%l, >)#
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。 Y@#~8\_
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 "L{;=-e
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