（1）call the shots 做决断 0oMMJ6"i
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. '=@x2`U/
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 NU[{oI<a
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 r%9Sx:F
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @Q!j7I
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。 :u0433z:
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（3）clown around 胡闹 MC@cT^Z^
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. O 7s n>uO
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 < lrw7 T
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~k 3r $e@
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ijB,Q>TgO
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 x{}m)2[ Y
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ngjbE +
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. RFdN13sJ v
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 %XeU4yg\e
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5 \J;EWTU
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. oSoG&4
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 v oxlo>:
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 g:g>;" B
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. I"1\R8
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 "<WS Es
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 : jPAA`,
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 2~)]E#9
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 wF(FV4#gs
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 mx yT==E
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. /Kvb$]F+!
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Fk4 3sqU6~
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（10）for good 永远 U#}.r<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. e_TM#J(3
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ".u?-xcbJ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 gyK"#-/_d
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. K*<n<;W
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 9=SZL~#CE
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 L{ -w9(S`i
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. <5q }j-Q
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 PD?H5W3@
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 lF cCWy
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. KlPH.R3MPO
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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 cg~FW2Q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. U
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你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ;,1i,?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 5c#L6 dA)
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. b}
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 +C kK4<dF
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9&tV# =s
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。 J}x5Ko@
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :97`IV%
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