（1）call the shots 做决断 \*Ro a& <!
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. A` x_M! m
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 SR@yG:~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 3VZeUOxY\W
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Zb<IZ)i# 1
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。 | X/ QSL
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（3）clown around 胡闹 7yGc@kJ ?
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. j^
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（4） cook up 虚构 kZ XsL
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. s*<\ mwB
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 8C1 ' g7A<
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ]0 3+8 #J
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. j3`# v3
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 v|:2U8YREf
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 WV]%llj^
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. ]]~tFdh
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。 E^z\b *
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 >h+[#3vD
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. .:?X<=!S&t
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 V3 j1M?>
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 42X N*br
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. cn1 UFmT
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 -I-u .!
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 #p@8 m_g
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $\BRX\6(-
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 dHp(U
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（10）for good 永远 xxWrSl`fB
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /XtpGk_1)
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 $e66j V
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^V]DQ%v"I
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #w\Bc \
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 d4OWnPHv&}
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 2%Bq[SMuN
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. fx &b*O C
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 FV >j
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 EugQr<sM#
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. X=O}k &
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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 gd~# uR\
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. zrD];DP
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 1<Fh
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. hs'J'~a
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 n3w(zB
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。 ?' F>DN
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 )aY^k|I
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