（1）call the shots 做决断 PKM8MYvo
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. H|0GR jC
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 nE3'm[)
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @eGJ_ J
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 5b2 _{6t
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。 tk
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（3）clown around 胡闹 IZkQmA=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -?$Hr\
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 z!GLug*j`
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（4） cook up 虚构 ? xuhN
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. J,k|_JO
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 oopACE>
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 u/BCl!`
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. }vbs6u
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 hs"=>(P)
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 M1/Rba Q
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ZsPT!l,
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 t:G6 7^<3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ,:QzF" MV
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 'bXm,Ed
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 >wpC45n)9N
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 j[fVF3v
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. QM
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 b!R\ u1b
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 5@6%/='I q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Wm/0Y'$r&k
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 {\Eqo4A5}
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（10）for good 永远 :! h1S`wS
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8)D5loS
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Ck|3Di RQ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 <4{,u1!t
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. L"akV,w4p
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 y%21`y&Os
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 w7?&eF(w(
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ls#= R
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ]iyJ>fC
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 G02(dj
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. |[ tlR`A $
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。 (C RY$+d
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 *.UM[Wo
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,&;#$ b5
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ?]'Rz\70
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 F8J;L](Dq
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,{ C
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 "-'w,g
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Q3 M;'m
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。 "0F =txduS
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 0pWF\<IZ
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