（1）call the shots 做决断 Uh XVeGO
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "AlR%:]24~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @7t*X-P.;-
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -^*8D(j*
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。 W6)XMl}n
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ivSp i?
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Oiw!d6"Ovq
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 AHT(Z~ C
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（4） cook up 虚构 _$mS=G(
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. KhPDXY]!
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ()fYhk|W
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ZC &~InN
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 'h> l_A
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 wh3Wuh?x
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. j[=P3Z0q
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 r2&/Ii+
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 CelM~W$=u
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @ 3b-
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 c- [IgX e
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. n* z;%'0
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Lf,C5 0
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 CasFj9,
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 7D4I>N'T
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（10）for good 永远 \U?{m)N
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. F Fc?Av?_
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 n{E + r
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Eqh&<]q
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 h='@Q_1Sb
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. T) cbpkH4
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 }}v28"\TA
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 p B79#4
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 28 o!>*
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。 RTYhgq
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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 {q BbzBG
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. jF %l\$)/
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 mr`EcO0
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. gx6$:j;
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 xw rleB
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &M+fb4:_
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 b~m|mb$
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 " ZFK-jn/
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