（1）call the shots 做决断 fWf't2H&
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @{Dfro
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _U9.u#>s V
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Jp c % i8
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。 /A+5q\8G
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（3）clown around 胡闹 hj\A-Yf
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. bYmk5 fpRG
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 pgs<Mo$\%B
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（4） cook up 虚构 Dw>)\\n{Kl
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. QQ=Kj%R
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 <\$?.tTZ {
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 )%<,J D
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. OdO n wY
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /([a%,DI
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \}\#
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例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. #xfav19{ .
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 EnmMFxu<
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 +~|Jn_:A f
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. NV==[$ (r
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 e}n(mq
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 RN}joKV
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D2J) qCK1)
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 C$$Zwg y
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 VrWQ] L
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6@"E*-z$
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（10）for good 永远 _~ 'MQ`P
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. H?FiZy *[Y
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 s8 u ` v1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 q#1G4l.
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. v
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ]o8yZ x
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. b~B'FD
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 k!G{#(++&6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ?NvE9+n
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. v$+A! eo
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。 J1 w3g,
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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 O S#RCN*
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. w%::~]
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Aar]eY\
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 &gW<v\6,
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. auqN8_+=
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 \t`Vq JLyu
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 bSn={O"M
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。 rCsC}2O
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 yMzy!b Ky
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