（1）call the shots 做决断 ]QbT%0
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "xK#%eJjWd
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 g,61'5\
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. iT2{3 t
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。 .4&pi
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（3）clown around 胡闹 2 f8\Osn>m
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. KyQd6 1
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 BD.>aAi!
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（4） cook up 虚构 d(X/N2~g
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. HkL`-
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 WNmG'hlA
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |@*3
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Ua 2wa A
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;.'\8!j
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. :Q-QY)hH
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。 =Sp+$:q*
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 bK69Rb@\A
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. k+5l
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 s'4%ZE2Dr
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Zk:_Yiki&
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 qvs&*lBY
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 "pInb5F
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. lh`ZEvt
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（10）for good 永远 xMr=tU1C
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. kE`Fg( M
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 8W"Xdv{
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 gCL? {oVU
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. S\dG>F>S
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 qvC 2BQ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #6F|}E
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 8c3/n
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )zv"<>Q 6
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. VYw<8AEFY
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。 k((kx:
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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 i* jnC>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Min {&?a
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 &\iMIJ-
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C1w6[f1+
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <0btwsv}
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。 W!R7D%nX
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Sah!|9
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