（1）call the shots 做决断 - UEi
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :uYZ1O
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 .5 E)dU
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 )Q1aAS3
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1 tbA-+
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。 q&=z^Ln!G
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ^S|qGu,G
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \zU<o~gs
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 xR-;, =J
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（4） cook up 虚构 QYH#WrIVx
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. e\~nqKCb
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 huqtk4u
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ET^?>YsA
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Kjbk
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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。 Sk
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2 :Y vr_L
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. Zwq\m.h
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。 W$]qo|2P
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 lAnOO5@ 8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 FW[|Zq;}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 zgFL/a <
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. oY ~q^Y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 x((u
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 gy?uk ~p
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. F7' MoH
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 {zZ)JW M<w
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（10）for good 永远 5v oL@w>
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Y;Nq (
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 aMu6{u6
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 7 Td
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. S\ak(<X
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 tRPIvq/
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 HG /fp<[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. -pJ\_u/&%`
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 :Y Ls]JI<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 N?c~AEk9U
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. <f
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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。 2aTq?ZR|8A
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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 q-CgX wU
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ##By!F TP
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ T0A=vh;S
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 `i|!wD,=\
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. O-.G("
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 )09ltr0@"
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ~_0XG 0oA
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。 2iKteJ@h)
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 MMO /v JC
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