（1）call the shots 做决断 >bQ'*!
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. | Q0Wv8/
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 qff VF|7
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 z%ZAN-
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "+SnHpNx
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。 \F`%vZrKR
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（3）clown around 胡闹 QD6<sw@]P
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "u#,#z _
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Zb> UY8
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（4） cook up 虚构 S\$ =b_.
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. x-0O3IIE
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 tf1iRXf8
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 WC2sRv4]3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. yU ?TdM\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 hnOo T? V
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 7$"{& T
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. #8xP,2&zf
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 [wp(s2=
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 -8Z; s8ACo
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 eI20)t`j
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 UNK}!>HD
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _. )6~
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 IR_&dWHyc
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Epo/ }y
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. mKTE%ls H
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 n-dj Ahy
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（10）for good 永远 l~",<bTc
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hj4!* c
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 aK|], L
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. %s&"gWi
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 :v$][jZ2
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 qcV mt1"
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. msf%i !
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 t%S2D
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3UR'*5|'
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Bp:PAy
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。 q8m[ S4Q]g
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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 JE~;g z]
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~<.%sVwE
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ^*g= 65!1
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @ z s.M-F
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 IjaFNZZC!
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 NCX`-SLv
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。 Zb&5)&'X
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 \&XtPQ
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