（1）call the shots 做决断 JV*,!5
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 N[D\@o
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :{= 'TMJ7
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。 Q)i`.mHfFI
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（3）clown around 胡闹 b.u8w2(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2ZIY{lBe
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 jm!C^5 !
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（4） cook up 虚构 _=M'KCL*)
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r H_:7#.E
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 H_r'q9@<>
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ZN]c>w[
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 >Ti2E+}[M
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Pj5#G0i%
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. a/` Yh>ou
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。 |ssIUJ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \36;csu
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ;77o%J'l
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 .BB:7+
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 D{d$L9.
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. V# %spW
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 6 G})h!
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 0\ <-R
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. r4>I?lD
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 93eqFCF.
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（10）for good 永远 L/+J| _J)
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,^Srd 20
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 %H~gN9Vn#@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 HPH {{ p
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ; S M^
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 1 3az [
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ~"YNG? Rre
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. bHT @]`@@
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 %hb5C 4q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 d*(\'6?
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "8
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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 Oydmq,sVe(
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. TmZ[?IL,
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 6(^9D_"@
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 d iL l>z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. lH>XIEj
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 nEEGO ~e
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :P 1c>:j[
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。 pREY AZh
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ?7ZlX?D[
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