（1）call the shots 做决断 S<+/ Ep 2
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ?'I[[KuG
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 $Bd13%>)
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Wg3\hv 29
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~S='~ g)
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 aeP
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ~sd+ch*
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. D8 b~-#
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 +Je(]b @
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（4） cook up 虚构 @ n- [bN
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. W)0y+H\%
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =h#3D?b0n
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 )kq3q5*_
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. )7H s
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ;g0p` wV
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \8 I>^4t'/
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. C9 `J6Uu
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 &?-LL{W{
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 :n4X>YL)
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. :4ndU:.L
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 3e<FlH{
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 * i}Nb* Z3
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D9#?l <D
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 r dc} e"v
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 #\Q{?F!4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. %/86}DCfE?
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 KvFGwq"X
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（10）for good 永远 sw(dd01a
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :[#~, TW
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }P5zf$
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 q=M\#MlL0'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. q 16jL,i
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 a!;]9}u7
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 78s:~|WB<{
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. d" "GG/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 IQZBH2R
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Qo4+=^(
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. q;))3aQe
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。 jf&LSK;2
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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 Bh9 O<|E
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !Cm<K*c"&E
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ g[rxK n\Z
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 b9ON[qOMN
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. {\OIowa
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 @$5GxIw<l
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >bf29tr
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。 CvCk#:@H M
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 AC=/BU3<yc
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