（1）call the shots 做决断 =54"9*
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8?YWE62
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ODggGB` H`
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 0q@U>#
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ^}F @*A;o
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。 c" | 4'#S
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4i DlBs+
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. >~nc7 j
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 d 0b`qk @4
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~{8X$xs
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ,%bG]5
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 uxxS."~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 U2l DTRt
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Vb
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 L. %N
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4v=NmO }
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. -0 e&>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。 H{XD> q.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 =GP~h*5es
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. NoR=:Q 9e
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ~h:/9q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 -C>q,mDJZ
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. iG.qMf.
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 _#kjiJj *
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 8,5H^Bi
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~ s C< V
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 viLK\>>
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（10）for good 永远 "#3p= }]
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Tej&1'G
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 4!I;U>b b
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 S~Z`?qHWh
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. pE^j Uxk6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ZeL v!
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 5UTIGla
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. o:.6{+|N
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 7[b]%i
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 KBb {Z;%
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %+1;iuDL
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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 jOE~?{8m
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `X =2Ff
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ _LOV&83O(
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 U,Duq^l~ s
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. -t5DcEAb$
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 [h3 y8O
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 G T3wJQ5N
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。 opQ d ym
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7p !w(N?s
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