（1）call the shots 做决断 HS Xv_
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ?A4zIJ\
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 N|JM L
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 " Y%fk/v8
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. '%Cc!63t*
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。 :1 >h,NKC>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 2/Xro rV
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. b 6kD kE
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 s7(NFX5
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（4） cook up 虚构 j<"@ Y7
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /e/%mo
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 k
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 cs+ ;ijp
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. pco:]3BF6
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 5;WESk
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Y -yozt
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. #mT\B[4h
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。 l k~VvRq
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 O*Gg57a
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. O`?qnNmc;
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 # :B14E
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 _3K ow{y\
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Q y4eDv5
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 :.DZ~I
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 nXU`^< nA
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. " SMRvi57T
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 hFMJDGCw>Q
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（10）for good 永远 ;H' ,PjU
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. CvOji 1
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 '6g;UOx^=
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 qjr:(x /
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. scc+r
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 84 f( B E
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 7 sX#6`t
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. CMhl* dH
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6o :b(v&Oo
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @2 3?II$=@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. I K9plsd*
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。 Oj=g;iY
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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 #]rfKHW9
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. "xI 70c{
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ QLm#7ms*y
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 tZXq <k9
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. (S v=R(_s
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ;W 3#q :
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 c9ye[81
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。 ge#0Q L0K
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 "F[e~S#V*
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