（1）call the shots 做决断 M"V@>E\L
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Qf i5fp=f
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 @P>@;S
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 u si p>y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 7Ll(,i<,C
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。 1GxYuTZ{
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（3）clown around 胡闹 XDF" ,N)
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. K||85l?<
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 )
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（4） cook up 虚构 y;H
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 xXtDGP
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Jor?;qo3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. JkmL'Zk>:
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 5`J.
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 u/AN|
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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. 8b/yT4f
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。 (\T? p9
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 7iJl W&W
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 4 _ 3\4
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 UkUdpZ.[il
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 l"Css~ ^
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. cg4,PI% hz
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 P *}Oi 7Z
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _LK(j;6K}
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. qxq ~9\My
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 !tVV +vT#
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（10）for good 永远 #Rs7Ieu+
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /{lls2ycW%
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 &EMm<(.]a
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Z7(hW,60
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. vi'K|[!?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 9QpKB
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. g\ke,r6
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 `VH m,g2
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 P<bA~%<7"[
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 4m~\S)ad
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。 } nQHP4'
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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 a+Q)~13
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. -V9Cx_]y
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ <#c2Hg%jh
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 $jm'u Dvm
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :` _wy-}V
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 %o5 GD
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 a+MC[aFr
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。 FrB19
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 #ujcT%1G
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