（1）call the shots 做决断 .rl Lt 5b%
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. }/L# <n`Z
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 If P?+yPa
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. G//hZwf0
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。 lxR]Bh+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 _]0<G8|Rv
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. YlZ&4
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 @qF:v]=_@
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（4） cook up 虚构 &}#zG5eu
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ]K UeSg|
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 hij
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 [[ll4|
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. TFXKC l
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 $+U 6c~^^
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 r#J_;P{U
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. pMf
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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。 ]#'& x%m
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ; 2a PhA
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. be(hY{y`
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 /%b nG(4
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 !&{"tL@ .
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. "=2'O qp1
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 9?sm-qP
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 |Rm_8n%m
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. YQR[0Y&e=
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 7GJcg7s*T
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（10）for good 永远 4Q,|7@
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. n8z++ T&
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 2r@ 9|}La
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]L
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. e?KzT5j:
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Q $Sp'
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Qs<L$"L1
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;B{oGy.
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 E<@N4%K_Q
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -'^:+FU
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。 KppYe9?
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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 5eM{>qr}
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. nL]eGC
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 FyNm1QNy^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. x-b}S1@
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 @yF >=5z:
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 nx%eq ,Pq
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。 Ou+b ce
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 0 0yWk_w
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