（1）call the shots 做决断 DAYR=s
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. -lICoRO#
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 H{ yUKZH*
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %0-fn'
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。 \m Gx-g6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 7I\qE r57
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {nQ?+o3
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 5pC+*n.
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（4） cook up 虚构 w~+C.4=7
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /?(\6Z_A
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 47<fg&T
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 .5?e)o)
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. R*S9[fqC[
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 "INIP?
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 (%N=7?
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. !]#@ :Z
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。 TPE1}8p17
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %X|fp{C
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. kh7RQbNY<I
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ([g[\c,H
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 E }qW'
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. d1[;~)
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 3rdrNc
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 )s-[d_g
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Qk5pR oL_
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 'sII/sq`(
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（10）for good 永远 +mu.W
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. | XGj97#M
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 S1vUP5cZ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 5I`_S Oa!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Yo-$Z-ud
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 PH1jN?OEwZ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 v ? Ds|
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. vz~`M9^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ]cmq
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 y"I8^CA
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. `<#Ufi*c
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。 h D*83_S
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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 S'
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @A.7`*i_
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ G~ONHXL
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 k00&+C
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. E[=# Rw!*
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 {9c_T!c
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 F!RzF7h1
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。 IE*5p6IM~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 {SRv=g
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