（1）call the shots 做决断 b _&;i4 [
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. = #N;ZG
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &u62@ug#}
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. pKf ]&?FX
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。 *x EcX6ZHX
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（3）clown around 胡闹 K-&&%Id6R
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 'iM;e K
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 rO]7 g
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（4） cook up 虚构 @add'>)
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \Kph?l9Ww
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ~n:dHK`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 MS~c
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. `T H0*:aI
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 _jV(Gv'
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 xtef1 8i>
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. U$[C>~ r
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 'J R2@W`]]
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ! 6kLL
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >#}MDwKZD
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 c+l1#[D nc
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ?Z-(SC
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. R u^v!l`!7
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 | ,bCYK
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 CmaV>
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^dB~#A1
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 c}iVBN6~.<
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（10）for good 永远 uT8@p8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. mzuf l:-=
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 acuch
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 1O
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. J /3qJst
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ;[%_sVIy
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 IUco
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 6QsH? !bu
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~b+TkPU
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 B .p&,K
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %}
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不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 2j_YH v$I
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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 'P{0K?{H-4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %u\Oj \8U
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ QFOmnb Jg
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Ju3-ZFUS4
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. l2 uh"!
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 sS 5 ]d8
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "KQ3 EI/g
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。 Wx#((T
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 T"1H%65`V
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