（1）call the shots 做决断 HrS
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. L% ?3VW
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [u}2xsS x
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. &%`Y>\@f
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。 /f)
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. M J0UZxnl
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 (YH/#n1"{
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（4） cook up 虚构 hz~jyH.h_
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *]RCfHo\=
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 a #4 'X*
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 2%(RB 4+
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. * oU-V#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 '`fz|.|cbB
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 u.Z,HsEO b
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. N"q C-h
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。 e3b|z.^ 8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 l9X\\uG&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. T&PLvyBL
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 FkJX)
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 =Ft Ja3mHK
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. {f<\`
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 K JX@?1"
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 OGqsQ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. OlF5~VAbfb
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 v9R"dc]0h
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（10）for good 永远 0[T>UEI?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. v5N2$Sqp*
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 jwd {CN%
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 8x9$6HO
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. DTR/.Nr'K
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 s.7s:Q`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 =y kOh_M
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. C #A\Rfi
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 5zBayJh#
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;c;n.o.)/#
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5};$>47m
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。 .A2u7*h&
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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 3 @7<e~ f
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. - d8||X[
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 }.R].4gT
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <7%4=
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 p~xrl jP$
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 XgmblNp1
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。 N2x!RYW
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 e;/C}sK:
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