（1）call the shots 做决断 P7ao5NP
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. j}#w )M
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 =?5]()'*n
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. i9:C4',sw0
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。 !K#qe Y}
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（3）clown around 胡闹 b35fs]}u-6
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. xEa\f[.An
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 HRpte= `q
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（4） cook up 虚构 Q*GN`07@?d
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. k x8G
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 RV1coC.g4x
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Mg+2.
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 J T~4mT
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 !-
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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 \C C{!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9FF0%*tGo
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ufj ,T7g^
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 AI2 ~Jp
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 EX*HiZU>
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4a&R Yx
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 2bz2KB5>
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ; 2G* wR
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. g%o(+d
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 OU E (I3_
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（10）for good 永远 iG $!6;w<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. XMZ,Y7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2 'l '8
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. pR<`H'
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 v {RZJ^1
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #{0HYg?(f
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 W@ >% {eE
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 sVQ|*0(J0r
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. KV91) U
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。 \eTwXe]Pv
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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 0m p/Le5
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _!#@@O0p/h
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 50 h!
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _=r6=.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 /*~EO{o
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 BX/8O<s0
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。 7jrt7[{
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 y<UK:^t31V
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