（1）call the shots 做决断 L}= t"y
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6lob&+
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ?M B Od9
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /{> _'0
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :j&- Lc
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。 e4LJ3y&z"
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（3）clown around 胡闹 vI \8@97
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Av>xgfX
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 au#/Q
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（4） cook up 虚构 }fZ~HqS2w
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. P!u0_6
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 g&r3 ;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ^GnR1.ux
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. aIo%~w
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 +FH@|~^O
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Vy 7 )_D
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. 45Lzq6
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。 }6"l`$=Ev
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 hdDL92JV g
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. )(+q~KA}
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 _sAcvKH
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {RN-rF3w
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. sB0 m^Y'
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 :"'*1S*
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 !>\g[C
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. KGrYF
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^VsE2CX
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（10）for good 永远 4}-G<7*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. m:Fdgu9
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 lUIh0%O
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 zNM*xP gS
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 2"EaF^?\
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 zmFS]IOv$
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 nCDG PzJ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. D<'G\#n3I=
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 J\hqK*/8
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ?{%"v \w
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ' HJ<"<
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。 ]JQ}9"p=5
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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 Ym?VF{e,
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0[p "8+ x
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ }b^x#HC
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 7LsV lT [
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. "dHo6CT,y_
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 )cU$I)
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 S 59^$
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。 tA^CuJR
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Q _`EKz;N{
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