（1）call the shots 做决断 cP^c}e*;NS
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. H8V@KB
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ~nR bb ;M
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 CZDWEM}
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. b^R_8x
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。 =4#p|OZP
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（3）clown around 胡闹 IiM=Z=2
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3XcFBFE
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 &~V6g(9
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（4） cook up 虚构 X86r`}
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ZZrv l4h
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ~S~4pK
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 _g%,/y 9y
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. !SdP <{[
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 #n.XOet<\
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 M a^}7D
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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. 5%]O' h
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。 ^\g?uH6k U
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 W Sqo\]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. .f9&.H#
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 j5!pS xOC
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 h~5gHx/ a
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. r1[#_A`Yn
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 !|~y f3
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 46D _K
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. qo7jrY5G
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 6r)B|~,OA
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（10）for good 永远 < Y)A ez
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. l0lvca=;
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /)<Xoa
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 uJU;C.LX
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. TJU Yd9O4[
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 PQXCT|iJ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Zp+orc7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Cuc+9
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 d,E2l ~s
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 VJS1{n=; k
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. o!zo%#0;#)
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。 DHVfb(H5e
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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 o3Z<tI8-V
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. FL[w\&fp
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Z b:S
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 glZjo
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ld7B{ ?]
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Nt~G
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ;R7+6
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。 UcWf
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 m%U$37A 1
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