（1）call the shots 做决断 [w R x)F"
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. X1; ljX
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ctWH?b/ua
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _ ^cFdP)8|
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（3）clown around 胡闹 #ysSfM6
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. g7nqe~`{
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 lpHz*NZ0
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（4） cook up 虚构 #ZvDf5A
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. k>dzeH
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 9q|36CAO_
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. >zY~")|R(
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ,I|Tj C5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ThmN^N
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. NY!"?Zko
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。 #Mmr{4m
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 )+xHv
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. v a
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 _|%l) KO
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Zo(p6rku
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Fi!XaO
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. xfJ&11 fG2
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Fi*j}4 F1
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（10）for good 永远 C=|X]"*:u0
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. jVhfpS[
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 `lA[-x~
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. L-v-KO6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 w` ;>+_ E7
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 `tb@x ^
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~56F<=#,
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6V@ ?/B
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L=9w
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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. 2%F!aeX
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。 3"XS#~l%
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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 Zc Y* TGx
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |?KdQeL
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 e}Xmb$
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,*Z:a 4
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $6 A91|ZSQ
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。 |Q _]+[
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 S@'yuAe*G
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