（1）call the shots 做决断 xV6j6k
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. KqUFf@W
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Cf N; `
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. DXGO-]!!0
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。 Z4!3I@yZ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 S= 2,jPX2r
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. o (zg_!P
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 21[F%,{.),
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（4） cook up 虚构 O?!"15
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <b\urtoJ
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 0d2%CsMS"D
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `jHGN i
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. . <B1i
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Q'VS]n
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 K0\WN"ua;
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. _bi Jch
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。 UQ) }i7v
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ^~ Sn{e sA
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. K?4(o u
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 63Hk N4D4
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 +0 MKh
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. .vO.g/o
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 n1Jz49[r
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 g8Z14'Ke
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 4lA+ V,#
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。
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（10）for good 永远 2XHk}M|
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9K|lU:,
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ~<aB-. d
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 kdC OcJB
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. cy 4'q ?r
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 nY)Pxahm 7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. w|C~ {
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 D Oe KW
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 gf?^yP ;V
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Gq/6{eRo\
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。 f h#_Mj+y
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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 l ,wN@Nk
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. s.' \&B[
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ =joXP$n^
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 x-&v|w '
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. !T#y r)
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 I!gj; a?R
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :-La
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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。 1m; *fs
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 mthl?,I|
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