（1）call the shots 做决断 P#g"c.?;
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^rc!X]C9
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 !v2D 18(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /f9 jLY +
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @i9T),@
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。 5]&vs!wH
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（3）clown around 胡闹 .1.Bf26}d
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 8S>T1st
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 J ['paHSF
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（4） cook up 虚构 &r6VF/
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ~ (xIG
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 c D+I MlT
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 MEQ :[;1
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. XQu ~/{A=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 J@y 1L]:
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 uhFj|r$$
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. szC~?]<YY
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。 N. |Zh+!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 <aR8fU
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ;K:) R_H
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 >Rw [ x
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 i51~/
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. &P%3'c}G
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 vv
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ;(Q4x"?I
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. `/'Hq9$F<"
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 5A:mu+Iz6H
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（10）for good 永远 5uK:f\y)l
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. vMXS%Q
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 A-O@e
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 +k'5W1e
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ) =<,$ |g
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 w< *tbq
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 zxtx~XO
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2;G^>BP<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \+E{8&TH'
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 VpJ/M(UD-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. *r)/.rK_
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。 h5&l#>8&
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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 B ~cQl
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. q28i9$Yqj\
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ %_wX9Z T
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 @X_x?N
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2*-s3 >VK
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ,V3P.ni]
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1Fn+nDn O6
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。 NaSg K
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 K*Zf^g
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