（1）call the shots 做决断 Ka1
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^)m]j`}IGb
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 @#c(4}^ <w
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 w;vp X>
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =iC5um:
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。 r*C:)z .}
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（3）clown around 胡闹 E
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )#l &F$
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 R|%
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（4） cook up 虚构 #m1e _[
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. UB@ >i3
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Jvw~b\
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 'm# -)R!
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. j
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 W1f]A#t<
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 + ^{;o0kcx
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. 41>Bm*if
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。 :Qh5ZO&G0
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 " ZE JL.Wy
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 0I* ^VGZ
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Z`v6DfK}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 u`$,S& Er
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. '\ H {Y[
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 6C9KT;6
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 L,of@>
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P1]ucu_y,
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 BhJqMK>'S
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（10）for good 永远 =L{lt9qQz
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _SjS^z~
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 a"&@G=M@d
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2GLq#")P
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &_HS rU
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 W}EI gVHs
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 @g(N!n~
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. HUr;ysw
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .!RBh LH_g
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 I >k3X~cG
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 8s-RNA>7^
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 u{"o*udU
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 N*$<K jw
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. z{bM W^F
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ]|<PV5SY3.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 {6^c3R[
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C_dsYuQ5R
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 X?z5IL;rt
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 l %=yT6
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。 [bUM 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。 +2O('}t
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