（1）call the shots 做决断 STxKE %l
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;#oie<
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 <gJU?$
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?kB2iU_f+
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。 W9D86] 3Y
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（3）clown around 胡闹 j^^Ap
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =jX8 .K4]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 1:f9J
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（4） cook up 虚构 }>VG~u8
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ,PWgH$+
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 v" OY 1<8
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 gG-BVl"59
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1@QZnF5 [
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 J|w \@inQ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -Xxqm%([71
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. x)rM/Kq
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 {j:hod@-:5
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 PzA|t;*
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ~~SwCXZ+b^
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 >i 5acuth
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &: , dJ
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. QrYpZZ;
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 kX>f^U{j
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ,0hA'cp
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. <-,gAk) u
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（10）for good 永远 %=/)
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~Uxsn@nLr
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Vzwc}k*Y
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ?)`L$Vr=
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5lm< %
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ?zQA
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. K9OYri^TQ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 xv&Q+HD
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 JvT"bZk( o
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }(1JaG
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。 2U; t(,dn'
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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 WV #%PJ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. <K8 \n^i~c
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 iv>SsW'p_
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4*'pl.rb>
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 IaT$ 6\>
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6Qx#%,U^ J
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。 8'f4 Od ?
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 I+dbZBX
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