（1）call the shots 做决断 @TdPeTw\
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *RD9 gIze
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 DGz'Dn
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ,2qJXMg"=$
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。 |<96 H8
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（3）clown around 胡闹 h
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5? &k? v@
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 rbHrG<+7zO
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（4） cook up 虚构 CS) &A4`8
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /J aH
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 J^R))R=
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 $]<C C `
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Mc#uWmc 7
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 W/<]mm~95
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -v'7;L0K
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. M`*B/Fh 2
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。 KdHR.;*
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9x0B9&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ( \{9W
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 r /63
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ;nyV)+t+a
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. BNw^ _j1
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 };o6|e:2E
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 OB)V k
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. TG8QT\0G
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 @C k6s
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（10）for good 永远 8 k9(iS
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. nyWA(%N1
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 qL 091P\F
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 LY'_ U0y4
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?7 e|gpQ|
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 yH#zyO4fD-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 }@J&yrq g
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Q.7Rv
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Tw/kD)u{
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Y5&Jgn.l
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 1_%jDMYH
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。 oUIa/}}w5
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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 gQ3Co ./
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )tl=tH/$
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ :0$(umW@I"
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 _v{,vLH
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =K I4
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 RXh0 hD
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mq`N&ABO!K
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 v%n'_2J =^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 [wG?&l$.KB
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