（1）call the shots 做决断 (p?7-~6|:
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :svKE.7{
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 FdcmA22k*
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. [ 11D7L%1t
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。 xj#anr
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（3）clown around 胡闹 L \%zNPLS
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. wRj||yay#-
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 N"zg)MsX
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（4） cook up 虚构 0e,U&B<W
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Acl?w }Y
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 c|2+J :}p
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^VOA69n>$
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 -TT{4\%s
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 . l>.
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. :|z.F+-/
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。 =cwdl7N&I
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. CU+H`-+"J
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 86f8b{_e"
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 P Jn|
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. eelkK,4
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 } Nc Ed ;
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. S0]JeP+3!
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 C(J +tbk
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（10）for good 永远 ' u84d= *l
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. "">{8
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 >V$
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $a.,; :
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. % s),4
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 !M(3[(Ni
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 3jzmiS]
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Gl]z@ZXWIw
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Bgf'Hm% r
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 pm>$'z!.):
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. dm l,|k=
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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 /DGEI&}&:u
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. DWXH x
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 !S} d?8I6
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. MY>*F[~ 2
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ~gA^tc3G
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "x4} FQ
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。 iw = ~j
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 -Crm#Ib~
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