（1）call the shots 做决断 \nJr jH A
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !K hsx
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Pc$<Cv|vz
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 LHa cHv
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. A$oYw(m#
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。 +(<CE#bb[
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（3）clown around 胡闹 +zlaYHj
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. W<x2~HW(
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 6=& wY
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^C'k.pV
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. [A3hrSw
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 $<y b~z7J
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Bf7RW[ -v
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. /yI~( 8bO
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 -1< }_*
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 UdY9* k
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. jR48 .W
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 _2TI an }
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 TX*P*-'
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 8n'C@#{WV
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 KN%Xp/lkX
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 <}UqtD F 0
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. NZD
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 [pOU!9v4
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }vm17`Gfy
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. nmgW>U0jZh
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 E7*]t _p"
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（10）for good 永远 `*~:n vU
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. G? [#<W@+
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 N),Zb^~nw
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 c\R! z&y~
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5-+Y2tp}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 rL%xl,cn<
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 FUHjY
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Tn-H8;Hg
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Mk^o*L{ H
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )k d PAw
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. a
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不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 -Y+[`0$ '
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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 u{ \`*dNx
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. iPs()IN.O
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ !Hgq7vZG
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 QGsUG_ /_P
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #_H=pNWe
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 air{1="<-
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 '9b <r7\@
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。 3nG (z>
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 tnTr &o#
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