（1）call the shots 做决断 /In=u6D O
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. +9# qNk P
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 # `@jVX0
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !0v3Lu ~j
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。 X*&Thmee
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ^u1Nb o
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. x$D^Bh,
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 "* N#-=MJF
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（4） cook up 虚构 = >tkc/aa
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ilHf5 $
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ?eX/vqk
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ag47 $9(
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3W_7xL A
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 nXoDI1<[
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 a|oh Ad
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. m*N8!1Ot
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 5!qf{4j
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ?yq= c
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. x} c
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 mR@d4 (:J?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 [(#)9/3,
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. PLs`Ci|`
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7R:Ij[dV
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 w[gt9]}N
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. sZ&|omN
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 CQ/+- -o
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（10）for good 永远 c]#}#RJ`\
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. bs)wxU`Q*
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 -sJD:G,%
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ,IboPh&Q78
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Z@Q*An
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,Owk;MV@
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 JnK<:]LcK
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `I wZVz
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;u'VR}4ph
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 |U{~t< BF#
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. d> ) =|
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 |f$+|9Q?
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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 j`.&4.7+
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~%>i lWaHB
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ~\NQkaBkY
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 5O]t kHYR
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @Drl5C}+
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 iU 6,B
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Y3[KS;_fr9
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。 8/)\nV$0Y
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 W>w(|3\
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