（1）call the shots 做决断 .4XX
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Yz ? 8n
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 lS/l
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 v)<|@TD )
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. F.- :4m(Z
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。 ?wREX[Tqs
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（3）clown around 胡闹 k:#u%Z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. G<Y }QhFU
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 *H~&hs>k
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（4） cook up 虚构 qkBCI,X_Y
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ;&$f~P Q
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -ju}I
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 _*CbtQb5
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^CW{`eBwk
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 r b*;4a
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %PC8}++
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. 2k!4oVUN
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。 .q|k459oi
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 w+iI a y
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. E <\\/Q%w
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 , FR/X/8
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 T l8`3`e
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. l<:\w.Gl
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 :ka^ ztXG
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 6 tl#AJ-
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;),vUu,k
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 =b#:j:r
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（10）for good 永远 s&1}^'|
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ( e4 #9
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 A~H@0 >1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 }J $\<ZT
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "6gBbm
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ]A:8x`z#F
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 1AQy 8n*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. v {) 8QF]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 iw{^nSD
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 eIQ@){lJ-]
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @a,} k<@E
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 u>/Jb+
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 5]zH!>-F
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. p$mt&,p
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ d ;i@9+
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Q9i[?=F:z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. K94bM5O 1
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ~~q>]4>
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 L;v.X' f
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。 *t_Q5&3L+U
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 49YN@ PXC
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