（1）call the shots 做决断 /SMp`Q88
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. -HoPECe
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 u85y;AE,(
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?'T>/< (
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。 -8 &f=J )
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Eq.c; 3
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. _"WQi}Mm
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 J|xqfY@+
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（4） cook up 虚构 I5x/N.
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. O)9T|,
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 m@zxjIwT
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. W:5m8aE\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 $wN'mY
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 55$by.rf?
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. hJd#Gc~*M
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。 H[>_LYZ8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 >Y2Rr9
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 8<]> q
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 R8],}6,;E}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 cOUO_xp(
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Szg<;._J
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ( j-(fS
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 sW X
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Z&.FJZUP
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 aB'<#X$x
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（10）for good 永远 ^ g4)aaBZ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. gsU&}R1*h
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 x(t} H8q
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $~:hv7%
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. x%(!+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ;l`8w3fDt
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 T.(SBP
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. G)e 20Mst
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ,U2D &{@
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2#E;5UYu
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. yGD0}\!n
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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 9Q. j
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. fe 0 Y^vW
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ' ;lO[B
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. u#P7~9ZG-
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 sV*Q8b*
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 S`l CynGH
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。 1/fvk
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 h5Z\9`f[
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