（1）call the shots 做决断 Dw7vv]+ S
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. e(NLX`
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 RUr=fEH
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. []0mX7 0N
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。 /)xlJUq
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（3）clown around 胡闹 BS&;n
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Cda!Mk:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 );*YQmdx'
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（4） cook up 虚构 8 ?*RIA.a
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. R.LL#u};
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 m%"uPv\
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 <xJ/y|{
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ,Rx{yf]k
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 >a1{397Y}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -o+74=E8[?
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. (~)%Fo9X "
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。 /%4_-C pm
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 N ~ g :Wf!
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. BZb]SoAL
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 n,~;x@=5
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 aZKO Y
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. r-kMLw/)
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 GHF_R,7
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ?R-9W+U %f
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. qzFQEepso
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 wh:1PP
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（10）for good 永远 M=xQ=j?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. i)Lp7m z
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Jdy <w&S
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 0)Rw|(Fpo]
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. '!Gs>T+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 0 W`LVue
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 sA9 &/p/
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. - ng=l;
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 19(Dj&x
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 wA `"\MWm
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. wFlvi=n/
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。 e75UMWaeC
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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 Ufo>|A6;$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6zIgQ4Bp24
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ (#q <\`
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 bg?"ILpk
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. I\\QS.2
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 FVF-:C
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 t ]c{c#N/
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。 ]WJfgN4
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 %Y4e9T".
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