（1）call the shots 做决断 .R ;HH_
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ScYw3i
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 kehv85
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. <7/ _Vs)F0
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。 xWD=",0+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 [S9T@Q
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. R3<>]/1p|P
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 c 's=>-X
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（4） cook up 虚构 /Ou`$2H87
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 2j` x^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ]fI v{[A_
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 11}X2j~Ww
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. W~k"`g7uu
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Pfu2=2Ra
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 L"A,7@:Vd
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. g8
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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。 i) g=Lew
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 LX'.up11X5
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. \B8tGog
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 z;@;jQ7
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ilEWx r;,
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3:7 J@>
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 qP6]}Aj]
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 QpwOrxI}
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. t/LQ|/xo
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ,J"6(nk
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（10）for good 永远 & WE| 9
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. j1%o+#df
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 d76k1 -m\o
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 CTQF+Oe8O
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [URo#
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 B> *zQb2:
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. "<H.F 87Z)
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 -"[o|aa^
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 X:bv
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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. ~q4KQ&.!
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。 %bgjJ`
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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 ~+}w>jIm{|
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. S#6{4x4
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 u+UtvzUC
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. b}< T<
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 x.CUJ^_.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 (+ q#kKR
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。 >=BH$4Ce
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。
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