（1）call the shots 做决断 vtu!* 7m
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {;-wXzv`
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 $z48~nu@ j
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. X4 I+
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 %=[xc?
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（3）clown around 胡闹 <TQ,7M4 X
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. jL]Y;T8
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 #Bo3 :B8
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（4） cook up 虚构 /{71JqFis
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. KbTd`AIL
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ?4%@"49n X
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. u0{ R;)
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 z`esst\aV
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *VV#o/Q p
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ;6AanwR6
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 \S]` { kY,
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Da-U@e!
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. WNo7`)Kx
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 R8bKE(*rxj
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 [M/0 Qx[,
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. f(UB$^4
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ?mn&b G
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ;>*Pwz`~jT
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. t/ B4?A@C
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 U~I
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（10）for good 永远 ^Gwpx +
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &qyXi [vw
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 5hj
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 CEh!X=Nn
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7#+>1 "\
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 C'.^2s#e8
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 }Yargj_Gn
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \]|(w*C
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <i~=-Z(
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *4OB
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. h$l`)AH^
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 Pe/8=+qO
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6lob&+
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ^I:f4RWo
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 q#PMQR"C
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. X 4CiVV
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ac%x\e$
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。 L ARMZoyi
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 szUJh9-
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