（1）call the shots 做决断 brA#p>4]Wf
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. kG D_w
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8R*;8y_
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -m@c{&r
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。 Qxz[
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（3）clown around 胡闹 m[}P
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. v_XN).f;
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 P}4&J ^
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（4） cook up 虚构 h,{Q %sqO
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. | In{5E k
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 G!j 9D
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. r~,y3L6ic
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /V,xSK9.&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,1ev2T
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. .RpJZ[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。 Xmr}$<<=
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 jC&fnt,O
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Ql{#dcRx
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {N~mDUoJ|
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. TKnWhB/J
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ndD>Oc}"3
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 u
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. JwMRquQv
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（10）for good 永远 h@ `Rk
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. O=A R`r# u
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 q=3>ij {v
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Mqr]e#"o
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. yx8 G9 SO?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Q# hRnM
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 6Rfv 3
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !` 1h *}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 K e4oLF2
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. oB 1Qw'J
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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 :la i0>
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2E40&
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =>' 8<"M5z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `sm Cfh}j6
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ]\yB,
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 CzV;{[?~;
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#+WK| a
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7 (2}Vs!5
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