（1）call the shots 做决断 g!) LhE
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. kpr eTeA]
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 SlJ/OcAf#
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !}Ou|r4_
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ?m
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "M#`y!__
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 W;}u 2GH
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（4） cook up 虚构 bz@=zLBt
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 'GdlqbX(%
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 J ]^gF|
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 l|tp0[
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3% 4Mq6Q`
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 D.Cs nfJ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 $cpQ7
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. kk BV;v%a
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。 =2 8H^rK{
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 BG? 2PO{
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. h
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <l
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 vKOn7
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +PXfr~ 4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 86 /i~s
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ieLN;)Iy^
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（10）for good 永远 )"3oe ?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,) jB<`
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 x 4A~MuGU
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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. @`*YZq>p
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 L , Fso./y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Q
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5@rqU(]<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )w?$~q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 4qcIo O
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. x[@3;_'K
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。 4 ^}PnU7z
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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 {Qmb!`F
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. uqeWdj*Y
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 CIvT5^}
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7Bd_/A( $
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 H Z4
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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。 =0fx6V
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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(f;am0y
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