（1）call the shots 做决断 |WBZ N1W)
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. r,0@~;zA
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~{$L 9;x
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. .+HcA x{/2
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（3）clown around 胡闹 6P^hN%0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ~pRs-
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 j$mz3Yk
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（4） cook up 虚构 !UVk9
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \OT6L'l],
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ] q&tQJ/Fa
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 k/@ Tr
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. NZP7r; u
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 djfU:$!j&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 I3PQdAs~&h
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. *x!LKIpv
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 ?^ . Pt
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `H"vR: ~{
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. onib x^Fcd
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 NN mM#eB:4
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 6uq UiRs()
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. HD H
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 lCHo+>\Z
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 5aG5BA[N
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (2tH"I
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 },s_nJR:8
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（10）for good 永远 %mu>-h ac
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. '-.wFB;
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 zIm-X,~I$
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 =9<$eLE0
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. \?d TH:v/E
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 nd.hHQ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +|0 t
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >: $"a
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 lC4PKm no
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. bJ6p, ]g
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 fM2^MUp[=1
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. wV>c" J
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 c 6q/X*
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. "koo` J
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 *6P 'q4 )
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 0qR$J
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。 59Nd}wPO;
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 8)?_{
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