（1）call the shots 做决断 \i M
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. jb lj]/
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 jyFXAs 2
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1jkMje
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !R"iV^?V
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。 (^ ;Fy f/
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（3）clown around 胡闹 "?(N
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. :vRUb>z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 mIm.+U `a2
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :8 jaW?~
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 <imIgt|`2
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 BZ"+ ND9m_
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1PnWgu
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 mQ qv{1
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6%t>T~x
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. eZk4 $y
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 2SlOqH1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 2m0laJ3p9
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 gy6P f4Yo
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. t-3y`31i.
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7qT>wCVT
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 TaTs-]4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. kZJ.G
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 )ND%MYJSq
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（10）for good 永远 < rqFBq 8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. r'~^BLT`#
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Kt\#|-{CH-
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 WC
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /`vn/X^?^
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 NB[(O#
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 b%"Lwqd r7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. b$k|D )_|
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 C p[
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 M^3pJ= ;5
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. mH\eJ
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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 e SlZAdK
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. S=.7$PY
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 afNqK~
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. L] ce13K
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 }Rx`uRx\
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 w!N?:}P<N
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。 i>}aQ:&^0
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