（1）call the shots 做决断 ?Dfgyz
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. g"#+U7O
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 h<QXr '4+
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $B(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。 g:*yjj
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（3）clown around 胡闹 [PU.lRq
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7%F9.h
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 $ AX!L+<!
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（4） cook up 虚构 ZBn f?fU
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. [qb #>P2G3
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 2R1W[,Ga!
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 K3@ UoR
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. t[ DXG2&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 )X7ZX#ttH
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 '7xY ,IY
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. .vb*|So
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。 Q"(i
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 x2nNkd0h
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ?HBc7$nW
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 DG&
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 gFW1Nm_ DJ
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. PgxU;N7Y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 0ogTQ`2 Z:
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 $w65/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :|d3BuY
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 b _6j77
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（10）for good 永远 .]jKuTC\<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. %]:u ^\7
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 .E@yB`AR
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 uEk$Y=p7!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. W"~G]a+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 rK`* v*
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 T}zOM%]]
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. W;o\}irep
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =*I>MgCJ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $ A ( #^&
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. V%3K")
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。 nGg>lRL
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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 F 02Nn F
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. sbG3,'i)
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ~s
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ]xFd_OHdb
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @(ev``L5g
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 4|*_mC
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 xKIm2% U9
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。 NB LOcRSh
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 UW40Y3W0
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