（1）call the shots 做决断 2,6~;R
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. yvWM]A
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 9RPZj>ezjA
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 tc0(G~.N
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $@ HW|Y
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。 =D&XE*qkZ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Itz[%Dbiq9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. z 2lT4SAv+
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Ea)=K'Pz
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（4） cook up 虚构 |j u+{+
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. < U y $b4h
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 M%YxhuT0
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 n-u
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $ ~%w21?&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 '2Lx>nByk
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /Un\P
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. - -\eYVh[
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。 qjsEyro$-
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 y(wb?86#W5
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. _;,"!'R`f
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Iw4[D#o
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 H]}mg='kI
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. mX%T"_^
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 '=`af>Nc
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }9V0Cu1
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Nwo*tb:
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 +|--}iE5n
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（10）for good 永远 Zb7%$1)L~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. p}Um+I=1
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 B7wzF"
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 `MHixQ;j
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Q@uWh:
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Ob/i_
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 :PK2!
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. "A* ; V
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 { "2Hv;x
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {oS/Xa
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. r~G amjS
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 h$#PboLd
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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 &;bey4_J
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,9M 2'6=
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ :Q,~Nw>
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ;Y,zlq2
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. e8E ' X
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 XmaRg{22
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ($Op*bR
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。 1#*^+A E
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =te4p@
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