（1）call the shots 做决断 wFK: Dp_^
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2x7(}+eD
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 c&E*KfO G
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ;jRL3 gAe)
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. dIoF ~8V
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。 l?3vNa FeR
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（3）clown around 胡闹 5xh!f%6
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @Ufa -h5"(
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 HBt|}uZ?6i
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^-gfib|VGe
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _v1bTg"?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 lTa1pp
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 8k u?
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. d4jVdOq2
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 1U717u
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Hf h@<'NL]
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. MC4 28 4A5
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。 sx-EA&5-9k
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 o `b`*Z
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [ Z#+gh
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Of1IdE6~
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 4fu'QZ (}
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. $a`J( I
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 z[WC7hvU
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Na\3.:]z
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. >nc4v 6s
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（10）for good 永远 hNH.G(l0
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. *,E;
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Xxm JP5
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 aXRv}WO$>k
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. +n@f'a">
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 /)sDnJ1r
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Gh2#-~|c B
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. t[%x}0FP-F
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ^Ku\l #B
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 EYA/CI
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. x$~3$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'rr?,RML
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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 %p<$|'
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. CT| z[^
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ _GE=kw;:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 smQ4CLJ
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. EC<5M5Lc
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 $kD7y5
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ]PeLcB
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。 ^&C&~}Zv
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 3 .(.*>
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