（1）call the shots 做决断 H-A?F ^#
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. iSu7K&X9q
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 -SZX UN
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 wBZ=IMDu\
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. twE lLOE
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。 [xzgk [>5
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Y,Dd} an
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. |f), dC
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 D\|$ ! i}
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（4） cook up 虚构 MuX p*s3[
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^hq+
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 gU\pP,a
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 /j l{~R#1
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. nZZNx
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 V/|).YG2
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 _: @~ bHd
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. `roos<F1D
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。 ~C[p}MED
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ) _bc:6Q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. sd4eJ
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 kQ~2mU
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 PL$*)#S"$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. t8X$M;$
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 BS3Aczwk
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 .Zo %6[X
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ,fW QSc\}
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 9/A$ 3#wF
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（10）for good 永远 .*XELP=BT
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. lGrp^
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 W\]bh'(
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 vBy t_X
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *u
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 S1jI8 #z}_
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. F`!B!uY
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;+v5li
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 oCtg{*vp
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. b-*3] gB
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。 wQ1_Q8 :Z
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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 -64@}Ts*?
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. GMk\
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你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ !`kX</ha.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0e. /yPTT
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5ggmS<=
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 FHz tF$Z
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 C]@v60I
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。 *"cK_MH/o
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 )"( ojh
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