（1）call the shots 做决断 \3 v}:E+3
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. qT+:oMrTSm
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^zVBS7`J
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. .|9o`mF7
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。 !]z6?kUK
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4w-P%-4
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9Wi+7_)
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 jFM f=u&U
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（4） cook up 虚构 b".e6zev
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. WF0[/ Y
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 F),wj8#~>-
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 &fYV FRVkq
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .kkrU
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 KQ(7% W
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 i V Ipe
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. v&i,}p^M5
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。 T1Y_Jf*KJ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 nofK(0TF
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. juc;]CHt'
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 geB]~/-p
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 8f0Ytfhw
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4?)-;Hx_X
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 t&99ZdE
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 gr
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;3 H #8x-
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 p +>vX
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（10）for good 永远 K9(Su`zr
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0ynvn9@t
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ,S7 g=(27(
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 YZH &KGY
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. D-I XO @x
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 0cBk/x ^s
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Y +9 OP
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. j\S}TaH0e
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 };=44E'7
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ) Cm7v@B
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 4Cdl^4(LT
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。 !{,
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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 I T\lkF 2
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ADQ#qA,/
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ x.OCE`
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 C_JDQByfL
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. JM-rz#;1
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 dUg| {l
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。 GcL:plz
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;^K4kK&f
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