（1）call the shots 做决断 |K" nSXzk
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. +8Y|kC{9"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 nk;^sq4M :
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. a$\ Bt_
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 H@b4(6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ^ *w}+tB
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "T*1C=
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（4） cook up 虚构 r'4Dj&9Ac
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Ww"]3
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 qeb} ~FL"o
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 xIwILY|W=
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. O`5h j q#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 +c M~|
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [N#4H3GM8
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. K m,%p@`m
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 q0D RT4K
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 J=&}$
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. |*DkriYY
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 -{q'Tmst
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 FmhAU e
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. V(8,94vm
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 j^WYM r,
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 "l hj1zZ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 0wCQPvO
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（10）for good 永远 [%O f
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. pRzL}-[/v
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 nM ?Nf}
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 @|5B}%!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ioEjbqD<
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 hC9EL=
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ?z2! ?
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Ql%B=vgKL
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. UNK .39
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。 Nukyvse
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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 ^tjw }sE
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. SUv ' cld
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 vCNq2l^CW
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #6v357-5
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ^d@2Y0hH
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Zw _aeJ
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。 v~yw-}fk%
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 KVh#"]<WV
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