（1）call the shots 做决断 Wj O H/$(
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. } #
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [gZDQcU
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. k%Eh{dA
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 i| 4_ m
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（3）clown around 胡闹 2-s 7cXs
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. OZT^\Ky_l
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 S &01S X6
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（4） cook up 虚构 @yKZRwg
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. rS,j;8D-
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ~p.%.b;~t
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 (: OHyeNt
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. N&x:K+Zm .
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 v.b5iv 5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 tBv3~Of.
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ETm] o
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 D$hQyhz'
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ytz8=\p_b
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. (#z;(EN0t
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ^#w{/C/n
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 G/(*foT8SE
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. u>|"28y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 4=s9A
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 `p1DaV
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6|oWaA\gI
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 }{mG/(LX8
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（10）for good 永远 ymkR!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. o8tS
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0[9I0YBJ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 -#%X3F7/w
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. PGY 9*0n
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 }$:#+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 XN(tcdCG
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >2C a5C
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 s|gp
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 kO+s+ 55
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [Auc *@
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。 m>YWxa
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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 f?0D%pxc}&
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1 7i$8
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ /x/4 NeD
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6Hn)pD#U
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. m#MlH =-
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 agW9Go_F[
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >HIt}Zh
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。 pU hc3L
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :A#+=O0\ z
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