（1）call the shots 做决断 BAtjYPX'w
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. lX"6m}~D
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8{_lB#<[E
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. uF<?y0t
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。 }Eh &'
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（3）clown around 胡闹 JfmYr47Pv
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. W2'!Pc,W
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Fm*npK
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（4） cook up 虚构 z"Mk(d@-E
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. m"QDc[^Ge
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 <~uzKs0
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 (>NZYPw^3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. aemi;61T\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 opMn Lor
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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. bkS"]q)>
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 d Ce LW
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Nd&UWk^
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 XK})?LTD
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ZJ.an%4
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. SMzq,?-`
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 m xqY
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 *ifz@8C }
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 5{Q9n{dOh
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 p4
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（10）for good 永远 hS&l4 \I'Z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,~DV0#"
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ZvMU3])u
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 }
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. LD1&8kJ*l
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Pc2!OQC'""
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ^3 9lUKL
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. : ^("L,AF
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 M:b#">M
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *0to,$ n
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. i;-M8Q^
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。 v?Utz~lQ
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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
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |<5F08]v
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 /R&h#;l
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. O1S7t)ag
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 CH&{x7$he
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 .Z
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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。 y^ | u'XK
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7e AV2.
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