（1）call the shots 做决断 j \!~9
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. lr`?yn1D(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9cVn>Fb
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. |VTWw<{LX
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。 GEhdk]<a7
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（3）clown around 胡闹 iPA@<D%
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. B1x'5S;Bq
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 RcY6V_Qx
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（4） cook up 虚构 : [A?A4 l
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. L v
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 'Y hA
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 +A'}PXm*tu
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. v>JB
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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。 'u4}t5Bu 5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 bq c;.4$
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. gcX5Q^`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。 yfPCGCOW?
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ^ze@#Cp
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. j'G"ZPw1
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 {fAh@:{@
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ;6DR .2}?>
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 o%vI kXw
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 RA*_&Ll&!C
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1h#w"4
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 VFe-#"0ZO
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（10）for good 永远 ^JYF1
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >g5T;NgH9
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0-8ELX[#
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 |usnY
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. @)aXNQY
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 (Q}PeKM?jq
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 nG&w0de<>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. / e~
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 e1f^ : C
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 OhA^UP01-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 27h/6i3
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。 k#l'ko/X
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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 9b{g+lMZo
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >i><s>=I`
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ')C _An>X6
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 kw*Cr/ '*
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. w]]x[D]L
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 !Szgph"ul
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1A,4 Aw<
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。 e3HF"v]2!
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 \K4 CbZ,.
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