（1）call the shots 做决断 RN!oflb
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. }Z2Y>raA\
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 2W| j
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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. #{< Jm?sU
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（3）clown around 胡闹 jtl7t59R
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. l HZf'P_Wx
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 NjL,0Bp
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（4） cook up 虚构 ,TP^i 0
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @{~x:P5g
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ~D
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 u9'4q<>&
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |9 } G
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Z @ j0J[s
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 A2F+$N
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&/X~q
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。 H.Pts>3r(
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \@gs8K#
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. !)
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 XKMJsEP sW
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 v@< "b U
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. FWPkvL
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 #2Mz.=#G
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 0
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 82> z u }
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 BxlpI[yWq
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（10）for good 永远 _?`3zm4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Rl<~:,D
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 BDc*N]m}B1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Jg |/ *Or
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5U%u S^%DP
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 !!dNp5h`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 T3!l{vG
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. "l2_7ZXsPT
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 x@ (91f
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 5- aCNAF2
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. >:h
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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。 rOH8W
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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 +g\u=&< 6
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. N!r@M."
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 980 []&(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $UO7AHk
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ]-["sw
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 3v5]L3
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。 z2S53^C*
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 HrWXPac
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