（1）call the shots 做决断 .$T:n[@
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >@92K ]J
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 d$C|hT
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. B7QtB3bn
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。 lr= !:D =K
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ^zs4tCW %
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. e" 8m+]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =xQfgj
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（4） cook up 虚构 X
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. jgfP|oD
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 "rlS K >`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 .}u(&
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. U=<.P;+f9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 -W"0,.Dvg
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 i1 H80m s
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. F/,<dNJ
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。 ;<ma K*f\S
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Q)i`.mHfFI
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. e X),B
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 R; m0eG`
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 C36.UZoc
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /8-VC "
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ~m=%a
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }u*@b10
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 YD>>YaH_3@
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（10）for good 永远 w*R-E4S?2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Y8xnvK*
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 |ssIUJ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 \36;csu
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ;77o%J'l
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 .BB:7+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #$^i x
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. V# %spW
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 8`?j*FV7kq
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )h!l%72
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Yt<PKs#E
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 Y>m=cqR
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 V.[#$ip6:
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. '{*>hj5.8
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 -"tgEC\tD
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <;Z3
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 %>U*A
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 aw~EK0yU
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。 q xr&_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。 /6*.%M>r
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