（1）call the shots 做决断 (ID%U
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. < - sr&
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 f\ ?Rhyz
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :!Z |_y{b
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。 7 `~0j6FY
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（3）clown around 胡闹 v@G&";|
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. gjD|f2*x
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 V* JqC
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（4） cook up 虚构 R%LFFMVn
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &b~ X&{3,
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 cb'Y a_
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 pno}`Cer
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]~$@x=p2e
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ~ :,}? 9
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 nGTGX
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Ax|'uvVAPT
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 I`xC0ZUKj
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ":e6s co
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. `Gxb98h/r
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 [e\IHakj
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ~9@527m<',
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. U*N{H$ACuR
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 T/u61}'U{
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 G$_)X%Vb I
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. B.?F^m@zS
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（10）for good 永远 r9-ayp#pC
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0zr%8Q(Q
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 N:'GNMu
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 dj5|t~&
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. L\#G#1x8
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 _UP 9b@Z"
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /Xc9 }~t6
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 1fJ~Wp @1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 [ Ous|a[)o
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [[w-~hHH -
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。 ADxje%!1O
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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 2xi; 13?
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?FS0zc!+
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 * > 2FcoN;
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _lT'nFe =Q
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 X%99@ qv
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 *E>R1bJ8
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。 g"!cO^GkT
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2>.b~q@
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