（1）call the shots 做决断 Dv?'(.z
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. x
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^G%Bj`%
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $b y-?z((
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。 ^! / 7
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（3）clown around 胡闹 |g]TWKc*
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. T677d.zaT
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 +cv7]
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（4） cook up 虚构 Icf 4OAx
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. +%(iGI{
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 c7T9kV 8hS
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 $,"{g<*k;
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3`_jNPV1
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 bf2R15|t5`
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -d bD&8
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. [tDUR
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 %
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 2zR *`9$
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. J7X-=E D
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 1 Y_e1tgmm
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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. S W(h%`U
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 0-cqux2U
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 o~!4&
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. rm2"pfs
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 5 (bG
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（10）for good 永远 GXB4&Q!C
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. R L/~E
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 BX$t |t;!m
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 bep}|8,#u
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. M>J8J*
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 m&o}qzC'y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 |8}f
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,}F2l|x_
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 *FDz20S
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 p.i$[ 6M
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. p3O%|)yV
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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 nW+rJ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. m! &bK5+*
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Z y@35;r
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >R3~P~@30
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 _H^I j
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 vFY/o,b \
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。 pW O-YZ#+
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 mtuq
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