（1）call the shots 做决断 AC Qc
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .! uXhF'
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 S~BBBD
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 I&9_F% rX
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ovv<7`
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。 j#^EZ /
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（3）clown around 胡闹 [ kI|Thx
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. m 8 0e^
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 yo\R [i(
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（4） cook up 虚构 <a9<rF =r
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. A*d Pw.
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ~) !yl. H
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 2tz%A ~}4
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 0 =N,y
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 3r{3HaN(^'
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \ G }02h
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. 0#\K9|.
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。 i?+ZrAx>
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 |wF_CZ*1
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. q-7C7q
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Z Ae'lgS
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 a7?z{ssEi
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. b1rW0}A
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 tC;L A 4
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 <sU?q<MC
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. WiDl[l"{9
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ckn0I
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（10）for good 永远 yV{&x
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. G]Rb{v,r
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ' i- 6JG%
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 x`7Ch3`4}
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 9W^sq<tR
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 UB% Zq1D|t
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. }XmrfegF
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 G
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. k2bjBAT
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。 O|Sbe%[*wW
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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 VT>TmfN(I
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]~a;tF>Fw
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 4OX2GH=W
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 AN193o
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. kSW=DE|#}
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 L{pz)')I
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }~I( e
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。 F747K);_
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =g.R?H8cj5
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