（1）call the shots 做决断 WG3!M/4r H
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ]WY V
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 VnVBA-#r|
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. G{]RC^Zo
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。 Jx~H4y=z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 l)*(UZ"
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. |Q%P4S"B?
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 l cHf\~
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（4） cook up 虚构 rR :ZTfJs"
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. tT>LOI_z
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 :;.^r,QAI
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. D\b$$z]q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 51b%uz
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 hPSMPbI
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. `_)H aF>/
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。 vQyY
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Yi?bY
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @;` 's
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :`zO%h
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. P%lD9<jED
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 s {R ,- \_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ^;<d<V}*
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. QMz =e
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 c0'ry S_Z9
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（10）for good 永远 8 5X}CC Q
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. lUB?eQuN_
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 rAfz?
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 xws{"m,NX~
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. c>K]$ ;}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 E&zf<Y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 I2WP/
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. TDDMx |{
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 yy=hCj Q)
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 4h@,hY1#
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !(F?`([A
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。 ( Fon!_$:
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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 sdZ$3oE.
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. BP @tI|
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. fV|uKs(W
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 yiQ ?p:DM
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。 N'VTdf?
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 UgGa]b[9A
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