（1）call the shots 做决断 hVUh0XeO
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. w
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 `F YjQ e"p
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. W !w, f;
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。 1\*\?\T>_
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Z<[<n0o1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. !E8X~DJ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 }@ Z56
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（4） cook up 虚构 sUJ%x#u}Fk
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Hmt^h(*/2
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 PXzs j.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 H %JaZ?(
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 9I27TKy
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 \MC-4Yz
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \>LnLH(
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. y;w x?1 )
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。 e}/Lk5q!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `*", <
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. M5nWVK7c
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 )c n+ 1R
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 %,Sf1fUJ
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 9EDfd NN
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 L37 Y+C//
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 f`9
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 0sN.H=
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 {;toI
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（10）for good 永远 M FTk qbc
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. J;_}lF9d@
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 {^(ACS9mL
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ` >0MNmu
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,@1p$n
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 A+6 n#
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 w0w G-R ?
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. "k]CW\H6z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 l^ZI* z7N
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 _^Mx>hb4.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. j83p)ido
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。 ~gB>) ]
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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 3 "o"fl
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. y_\p=0t8
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ }*.0N;;C
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 DXz} YIEC
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ;"(foY"L
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 !x!07`+^u
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 G}& Sle]
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。 :'#TCDlOb
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 311LC cRp
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