（1）call the shots 做决断 ; 0O3b
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. eWS[|' dl
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 `Gzukh
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ))|Wm}
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。 ^_#0\f
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（3）clown around 胡闹 oh:q: St
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. XW V)
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ' Dv
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（4） cook up 虚构 D Z5%-
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <at/ z9b
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 >J^bs &j
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 0? (
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 WM5 s
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 V|KYkEl
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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. '; ,DgR;'
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。 ne] |\]
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 N ncur]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. B~QX{
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 EQ'iyXhEe
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Pf;'eOdp
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. jnsV'@v8Nj
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 vJVL%,7
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 E</Um M+ R
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. p0~=
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（10）for good 永远 2%U) y;$m2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 hX?L/yf
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. !cPiH6e O
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 pV{MW#e
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %5 V !Fdb
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ['o l]ZJ
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 8Kt_irD
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 {E1g+><
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. l{F^ "_U
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .|
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. BTjfzfO"
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 8"/5Lh(
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 sG`|| Kb;n
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 6wC|/J^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 s8Kf$E^?e.
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