（1）call the shots 做决断 $+` YP
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5@3[t` n'
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 2#z 6= M~A
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Y 9rW_m@B
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 l#P)9$%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 _= RA -qZ"
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. _is<.&f6
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 74*1|S <
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（4） cook up 虚构 e|:# Y^
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. J8|F8dcz
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 >*ey 7g
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 >sAZT:&gv
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. s jOyg!e
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 tB "amv
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 b>|3?G
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. e(/~;"r{
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。 l"%|VWZ{iq
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 !6 _lD 0
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. :>gzWVE<
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 dI!x Ai
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &IGTCTBP
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. jg8j>" Vj>
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 0RY{y n3
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 / H+br_D9
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. b#p)bcz!I
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 B9`^JYT<
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（10）for good 永远 F"O{eK0T
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;Ab` b1B
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 {~DYf*RZ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 k 8^!5n
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 2kV[A92s
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 aaq{9Y#
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 '| Enc"U
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. < VD^f
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?qr-t+
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 c- z 2[a8
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. qJ QE|VM&
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。 |B&KT
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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 G1MuH%4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. P +pL2 BA
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ mIVnc`3s
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 O@[c*3]e
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. |fdr\t#'~
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 }^uUw&
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &Im{p7gf!b
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。 ")|3ZB7>*
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 +}c
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