（1）call the shots 做决断 bb#w]!q
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. H{+U; 6b
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 @5kN
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 .2u %;)S
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. QXF>xZ~
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。 qC]D9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ]P 2M
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (apAUIE
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 uT=sDWD :
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（4） cook up 虚构 ?X eRL<n
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <iTaJa$0m
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 dLo%+V#/A
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 T9(~^}_+9
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ()P?f ed
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 fXL$CgXG\x
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 wCkkfTO
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. &yYK%~}t[
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。 8_ju.h[
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Kp!P/Q{
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. *WOA",gZ
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Ot(EDa9}IJ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 !iZ*Z Pu
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. *%g*Np_P
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 '1bdBx\< .
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 R*QL6t
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. IU3OI:uq
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 /Bb\jvk-E
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（10）for good 永远 <6Br]a60RR
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8)sqj =
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ww[STg
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~r=u1]z
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Kw 'A%7^e
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 RMsr7M4<91
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 KaO8rwzDN
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. r$*k-c9Bf
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 F[Peil+|`
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 P 0,]Ud
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9B<y w.
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。 RJ@ d_~%U
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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 4(o0I~hpB?
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Vrz<DB^-e
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >6(nW:I0y
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `yc .A%5
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 9t;aJFI
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 CK.Z-_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。 K\o!
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 I_N"mnn@Nr
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