（1）call the shots 做决断 I@6+AU~,6
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. T*%GeY
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Z+y'w#MZL
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~&T U
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。 iD|~$<9o
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（3）clown around 胡闹 bS~Y _]B
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. T[1iZ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 (:OMt2{r
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（4） cook up 虚构 Qw2-Vv4!"
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. jGz~}&B
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 l9Ol|Cb&
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 u_' -vZ_
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. t*H2;|zn_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ;6pB7N
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 k6ry"W3
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. i@?|vu
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 n5UUoBv
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 H i8V=+
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. <#?dPDMG.*
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 !nkIXgWz
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ^0| :
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. E7\K{]
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 >JE +g[$@
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 .uauSx/#4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. TaYl[I
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 V;MmPNP |
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（10）for good 永远 Bh=t%#y|`
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. B <r0y
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 5U7,,oyh
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 .W ~ XX
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. : H;S"D
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 iE"]S )
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 &2XH.$Q
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. i4i9EvWp
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 5)XUT`;'){
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &t<g K
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^uUA41o`eJ
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 }W:Z>vam+
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 5|~g2Zz{;
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. WM|G/'q
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ fT Pm
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Sdmz (R
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. PjB Af'
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 DVhBZ!u 9
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +u$JMp
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。 Pv2uZH(
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 r&a} U6k(y
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