（1）call the shots 做决断 I0 RvnMw
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^ K E% C;u
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 V#}kwON
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 6Kb1~j Y
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。 jb;hcraR
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（3）clown around 胡闹 L u0x
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. F*K_+
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 _\HQvH
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（4） cook up 虚构 3< zp
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 a -moI+y
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1&o|TT/
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. a+PzI x2
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 hDq`Z$_+KX
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 tlt*fH$ .
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. o7LuKRl
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。 o\)F}j&b#=
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 B !=F2
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. uc" P3,M
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 XEZF{lP
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 0k(a VkZ I
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 19KQlMO.G
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 9]wN Bd
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 [\ b 0Lem
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ")HFYqP>9
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ~<OSYb
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（10）for good 永远 )Iq <+IJ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :Qf '2.h)
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 f.` *Qg L
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 V}NbuvDB@
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 1|6%evPu(
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 nL.<[]r
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 r_;N t
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =6|&Jt
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 g^ i&gNDx
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 _W'-+,
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?_"ik[w}
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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 HuKc9U'7A
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. k/gZ ,
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ JOim3(5?s
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 '1)$'
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Eue~Y+K*b
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 FzXJ]H
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。 eS m Lf*\G
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 R=
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