（1）call the shots 做决断 oc b%&m ;i
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 3P%w-qT!N
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +,ZU TG
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. #rSasucr
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。 YlZYS'_
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（3）clown around 胡闹 qAS70XjOF
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. >X-ed
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 g&oc =f`
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（4） cook up 虚构 b#?ai3E
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. P5yJO97
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }1X11+/ W
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {<''OwQF~+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 q\ \8b{~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /8P4%[\
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. WI*^+E&=*
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。 .!7Fe)(x
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 (`q6G d
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. * _2O* {V
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 "/ a*[_sV
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 @1J51< x
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. fY)4]= L
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Nf/ hr%jL
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 @&i# S}%/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. kb>Vw<NtE
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 " kE:T.,
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（10）for good 永远 LoV*YSDAY
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >~^mIu_BH
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 do?S,'(g
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 @>
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. l?yZtZ8
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 @=M Z6q
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [X$|dOm'N
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 y ? {PoNI
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 pT_e;,KW
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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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。 %xbz&'W,
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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
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. $S)e"Po~5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 W O \lny!
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0-&s J
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 aP6%OI
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。 z }b U\3!
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :;hBq4h
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