（1）call the shots 做决断 `D)S-7BR
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. R ]=SWE}U
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ]7F)bIG[
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 lS 3 _Ild
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. )@c3##Zp)
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。 NS 5 4 9S
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \G=bj;&eF
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \ DyKtrnm%
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 gDh l-
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（4） cook up 虚构 0=,'{Vz}A
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &enlAV'#)O
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 <NL+ 9l R
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 mCrU//G
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {Pvr??"r
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Isp_U5M
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 di<B ~:l58
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. sWW\bK0B4
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。 y7;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 t;XS;b %
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. g)N54WV
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 (lb`#TTGx
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |QqWVelc
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 q @*UUj@
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 <
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +cw{aI`a8
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 K*[0dza$
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（10）for good 永远 C[W5d~@;E
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. YRu%j4Tx
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^~*8 @v""
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 UR\Z N @O
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. }9 FD/
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 o 5V`'[c
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 gx#J%k,f
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. : X|AW?*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 AYYR xhv_,
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 , FS?"Ni
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. T*p| 'Q`
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。 _dY:)%[]
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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 $;ch82UiX
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4&H+hN{3
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ TVj1C
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 #VQ36pCd
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. !
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 /;b.-v&
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 lW&[mnR
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。 6WCmp,*
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 frk7^5
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