（1）call the shots 做决断 T6g ugDQ~.
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. mVJW"*}8
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ::k>V\;
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ra="4T$va
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 WE_jT1^/
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Xz,- '
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. >z YO1.~
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 NQ7 j{dJ?
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~FnB!Mh}?
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ;.Lf9XJ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. hxIG0d!o
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 dQ&S&SW
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 K+9oV [DMs
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. (7C&I - l
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 gmU_# J%~
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 I!
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. .~ )[>
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 x$G u)S
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 : ) !X%2 _
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. yZ
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Ee& A5~
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Y,-?oBY
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Kd 2?9gaw
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 <ej Wl% 4
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（10）for good 永远 Ix+===6
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Y^zL}@
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 G k'j<a
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 7@[3]c<=
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. bjgf8427I
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 4nC`DJ;V
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 xM ]IU
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 4vri=P 2%
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .C]V==z`[4
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 jy= dB-&
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. rg Q6/3}qc
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。 A=Au >"nAA
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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 z^ +`S:
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. \ (y6o}aW
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ;aZ$qgN*Y
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 E0K'|*
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <E2+P,Lgw
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 4@,d{qp~
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 *? /9lAm
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。 ,|gX?[o
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 vn n4
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