（1）call the shots 做决断 -SKcS#IF
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4nGr?%>
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 <(B: "wI
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. f%c-
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。 "Sd2VSLg
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（3）clown around 胡闹 r9$7P?zm
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1zc-$B`t
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 .:2=VLuj U
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（4） cook up 虚构 .$s= E8fW
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. x <h-F
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 J_>nn
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5MS5 Q]/
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 xI^nA2 g
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ^li(q]g1!
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. ~:):.5o
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。 k"J=CDP\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 h"ko4b3^'@
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Rb_+C
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ?8R
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Wup%.yT~Ds
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Nze l^~
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 FHbw &
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 I=o/1:[-
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. s&Ml1 A :
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 <"
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（10）for good 永远 + u'y!@VV
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7g&<ZZo
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0}
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 6;hZHe 'W
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. R*z:+p}oHy
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 zqAp7:
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 S9@)4|3C|p
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =1h> N/VJ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 OQa;EBO
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]>k>Z#8E*
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7 ="I;
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。 !nyUAZ9 :
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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 `=rDB7!$yL
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Q>[GD(8k
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ %2`geN<
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 g)#.|d+
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~4[4"Pi>|
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 #J)8 3
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 PR*qyELu
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。 _4MT,kN
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 |4A938'4j
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