（1）call the shots 做决断 G>YJ3p7
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. V%<<Udu<
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 yodJ GGAzk
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. q 4xB`G
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。 |Rhx&/
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（3）clown around 胡闹 % 95:yyH 0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. e\%QHoi>u
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 LCyci1\@
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（4） cook up 虚构 v" F.<Q
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ]^3_eHa^d
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 H{\tQ->(2
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 6pLB`1[v
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. -=Q _E^'
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 XG<^j}H{}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 KQJn\#>
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. 83412@&
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。 E : D1ZV
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 >tr_Ypfv,c
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Av.(i2
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 b v\V>s
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 3${?!O C
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 8!VjXj"
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 : 0CR=]WM
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \xDu#/ ^
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. U"%k4]:A
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（10）for good 永远 UciWrwE
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,*E%D _
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 nKu`Ta*fX
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 %b\xRt[0v7
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &I'~:nWpt
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @T;O^rE~N
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 n\,TW&3
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~q4DePVE
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4TwU0N+>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +}m j6 I
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. g ?`D8
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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 ,yV
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Ic#+*W\ZW
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 }s}9@k l;&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. MYN1 zYT6j
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 !c SD9q*
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ; Jx ^
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。 2mU}"gf[
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 cLR8U1k'
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