（1）call the shots 做决断 .yB{ +
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. J@+b_e*
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 +mC?.B2D
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 v {) 8QF]
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. C I=M0
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。 ^.c<b_(=h
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（3）clown around 胡闹 WWT1_&0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (Ta (Y=!uq
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Wpc8T="q
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（4） cook up 虚构 X'j9l4Ph7
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. +0) H~
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ijgm-1ECk3
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 myF/_o&Ty
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. } ^2'@y!(
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 onl,R{,`0
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5,?^SK|'x
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. #fb &51
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\9S{?
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 a}X. ewg
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. t \-|J SZ
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 %Z*N /n U
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 z
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. U: bnX51D4
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 b4 Pa5 w
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 biENRJQ.
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =yWdtB ng
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 +G)a+r'0Q
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（10）for good 永远 Q 3/J @MC
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. xNjWo*y v
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ?C']R(fQ\
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 |, tKw4
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &0]5zQ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 1u"#rC>7.4
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 nd&i 9 l
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ! |8"}ZF
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &@=W+A=c~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Dt(xj}[tC
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. M 0$E _*
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 je%D &ci$
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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 )y{:Uc \4!
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. tG~[E,/`
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ r1 b"ta
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 +.Xi7x+#O
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. d.HcO^
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ^PUB~P /
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ]^,! ;do
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。 mF4y0r 0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 )S;3WnQ)
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