（1）call the shots 做决断 jgiP2k[Xom
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ?nm:e.S+?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 >$.u|a
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3t(8uG<rL
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 =k4yWC5-
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（3）clown around 胡闹 eO,
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. /)8 0@
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。
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（4） cook up 虚构 ;qI5GQ {
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. l+'1>T. I
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 0F'75
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. CK
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ]{9oB-;,
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5H6GZ:hp
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. l3aG#4jj
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 [7Nn%eZC
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 7YRDQjg
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. =q|fe%#
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 *$(=I6b
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ?o0#h
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. dRZor gar
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 XEqg%f
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 i_GE9A=h
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. A>L(#lz#ek
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Fqzk/m
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（10）for good 永远 *jWU8.W
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. PF .sM(
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 D<7S
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. OU=9fw
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 C!w@Naj
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. T4
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 "xdJ9Z-B
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 /3%]Ggwe
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. w8%yX$<
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。 hE:P'O1
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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 =nnS X-x
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. yh_s(>sh
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Kw'Dzz%kN
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ZNB*Az i
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ^J>2 8Q\S
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。 ;lGa.RD[a
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 KHr8\qLH
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