（1）call the shots 做决断 _<s[HGA`z
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. h\| ~Q.kG
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ix4O -o{
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. < qJI]P
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。 FcVQ_6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 _/(DEF+G
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ,' VT75
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 g@0<`g
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. [d
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 j3>0oe!
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. g~E N3~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Q+@/.qJ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 k{\wjaf)
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. DwSB(O#X
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。 *nS}1(u]
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 RN:VsopL
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. " /H B#
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 )gF>n NE
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ~5`p/.L)ZD
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. vge4&H3a &
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 stGk*\>U'
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 bd|ZhRsL
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ox:m;-Ml?_
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 >A&D/k MO
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（10）for good 永远 3DjlX*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0\tV@ 6p2=
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 % !P^ se
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 )M3} 6^ s]
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. xXb7/.*qE
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Ln-UN$2~F
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 oZ]^zzoEcg
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. v7-z<'?s~
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $-^
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 VT ikLuH
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ;]gj:6M
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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 #*;G8yV
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. EBQ,Ypv
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 q,;8Ka )
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. S? Y%}
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 oS >VN<
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Yt]Y(
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。 bi{G
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 pu- X -j
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