（1）call the shots 做决断 JPH! .@
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4YuJ -
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &kR*J<)V
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Su]@~^ w
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。 og`rsl
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（3）clown around 胡闹 *1 H8
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. fY4I(~Q
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 lm;Dy*|<
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（4） cook up 虚构 x|b52<dLL&
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ?*zDsQ
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -> ^Ex`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 t)4><22of
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. "t.Jv%0=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 !*?|*\B^I
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Vk tc
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. AMw#_8Y
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"M2*qiH
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 *8bj 3A]vf
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. VLfc6:Yg
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 [.(,v n?6
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :`>$B?x+
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. f:K> o .
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 e7Sp?>-d
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 6!`GUU
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. /h7 u E
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 %/4_|.8u
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（10）for good 永远 +n%d,Pz
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. = yFOH~_
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 S}b^_+UbP
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 uq2C|=M-x\
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *N |ak =
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 2 oF1do ;
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 A>v e|us$
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 3xz|d`A
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 -q]5@s/
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Pav W@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9sN#l
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。 i-}T t<^
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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 #P1U] @
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. }1DzWS-hh
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 wmA TV/
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. vG nFX0?h
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 /9A6"Z
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 va:<W 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。 D4N(FZ0~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ~.4y* &
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