（1）call the shots 做决断 Q<gUu^rq
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5~j#Z (}u
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &}
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. um}q @ BU
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。 &B Ra5`
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（3）clown around 胡闹 )Yv=:+f
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -$Df nAh
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 v; R2,`[ W
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（4） cook up 虚构 8;r #HtFM
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *0to,$ n
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 i;-M8Q^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 gu+zfvkcY
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 <f M}Kk
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `j(._`8%a
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. /R&h#;l
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。 O1S7t)ag
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ml<tH2Qx3C
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. .Z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ][
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 9@yF7
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 sRA2O/yKCE
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 t ^[f u,
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. m|F1_Ggz
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^6 z"@ +;*
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（10）for good 永远 KmTFJ,iM
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. w"wW0uE^
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 b^Re9 47{g
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 QA*<$v
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. e6Y>Bk
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 !*Eu(abD
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \yC /OLXq
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 0o"aSCq8t
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 k$JOHru
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. *LU/3H|}
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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 PXkpttIE]M
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. O ~6%Iz `
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 YLGE{bS
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. jr? /wt w
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 HyVV,q^E
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4,z|hY_*t
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。 2cH RiRT
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ]}XDDPbZ}
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