（1）call the shots 做决断 h]Wr [v
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. I KqQ>Z-q~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 J2::'Hw*s
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. v4u5yy_;(
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。 u?4:H=;>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 _2h S";K
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. SG6k ud\b
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 H<VTa? n
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（4） cook up 虚构 t z5e"+T z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. O~T@rX9f
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 k`So -e-
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ZI f
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5* j?E
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 wLi4G@jJ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Y'1S`.
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. gbI^2=YT'
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。 XlV0* }S
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 m+b):
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ?%O(mC]u&
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 syWG'( >
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 4,sJE2"[9
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \DYWy*pe
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 W }8'Pf
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 4.Q} 1%ZN
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. a2dnbfSWa[
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（10）for good 永远 +aJ>rR
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. x.f]1S7h[
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 d@ i}-;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [Na N>BZ?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. !qv ea,vw
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 7({]x*o*%
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 gG]Eeu+z
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. H| 8Qp*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >d,jKlh^.%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 v{(^1cX
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. H=g`hF]`
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。 2^y ^q2(r
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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 H7d/X
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +_; l|uhT;
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 XiL~TC kx4
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?98("T|y;
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 xD5:RE~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。 ^su<uG<R
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 %/|9@e r
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