（1）call the shots 做决断 HW;,Xz P=
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. hyH "
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 CLg;
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. x JQde 4
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。 t |jX% s=
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（3）clown around 胡闹 k6_ RJ8I
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 0K <@?cI
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 rhO
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（4） cook up 虚构 qsk8 #
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. //2G5F ;
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 O,>1GKw"\
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 h@7S hp
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. qOVs9'R
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ~'2)E/IeV
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 oM/(&"
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. % <
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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。 V'sp6:3*\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 *|h-iA+9
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >Ip>x!wi
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 d?C8rkV'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 (" <3w2Vlh
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Y
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 =G2D 4 >q
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -(V]knIF
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #m{ K
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（10）for good 永远 %B5.zs]Of
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ?W-J2tgss{
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^=D=fX"8%
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Y0fX\6=h
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. c-.t8X,5(~
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 :SUPGaUJ"
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 e0Cr> I5/e
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. QNj hA '[T
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 F#>?i}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L)H' g
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. XF(0 >-
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。 0j\?zt?
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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 >Vz Gx(7q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. c'B6E1}sx
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >F+Mu-^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. v J9U w
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ~` )` Ip
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 n*~=O '
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。 |:Gz9u +
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Lsv[@Rl
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