（1）call the shots 做决断 & W| [r(
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. vNyf64)
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 /j #n
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 UE8kpa)cQ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. bg!/%[ {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。 !8TlD-ZT/
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（3）clown around 胡闹 fW{(lPx
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. EuEZ D +
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 YX!{P=Ua
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（4） cook up 虚构 4.k0<
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @D]5c ivm_
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^ sOQi6pL
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 &xU[E!2H%
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ZJnYIK
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 `"Jj1O@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `68@+|#
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. x,'(5*
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。 &u]8IEv}u
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 a[>/h3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Q0)#8Rcm
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 oTEL?hw5
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 HCIU!4rH
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _mj,u64
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Yz'K]M_Dq
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 [meO[otb
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;o
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 #oS<E1
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（10）for good 永远 U#0Q)
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 46}g7skD
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 .O DU
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 OsTc5K.U~
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. (j%~ u&+ -
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 MS
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ADz ^\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. fZ6MSAh
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 |5X^u+_
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 y|jl[pyg)
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [ZN tCnv
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。 FVMD>=k
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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 t l[Uw[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. P:hBt\5B
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ U2ohHJ``
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 B*eC3ok3z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _no/F2>!/n
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 hnffz95
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 L\37xJo
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。 -m\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。 u^^vB\"^
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