（1）call the shots 做决断 <B /5J:o<
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. k:A|'NK~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +*&cz
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. E)ugLl uL
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。 Io2mWvu?5
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（3）clown around 胡闹
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ql5x2n
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 @\(v X ]
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（4） cook up 虚构 O lxX.wP
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Q\{x)|{$
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 {OT:3SS7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 7.<^j[?
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;]CVb`d
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <Y'>F!?#
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. (I{
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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。 SQE[m 9v
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0"xPX#Cvj
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. rFJ[dz
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 %-;b u|
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 S"snB/
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,D80/2U^
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 =OTm2:j#yQ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 TUp%FJXA|
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. BOf1J1
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 F.q|x|9j
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（10）for good 永远 7N2\8kP
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Q"J-tP!
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 6R}j-1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 -E&e1u,Mi
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 0? bA$ y
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 9w;?-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 s[3fqdLP&
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,[48Mspp
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 /jD-\,:L}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >tRHNB_
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. L x|',6S
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。 d-!<C7O}
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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 FT\?:wpKa
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Ar,
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 pe04#zQK
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. S;@ay/*~
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 EU `T6M
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "/x_>ui1F
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。 whc[@Tyx
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 b#Kq[}
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