（1）call the shots 做决断 #S[Y}-]T
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. G\~?.s|^
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 :G &:v
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Ve OM `jy
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wU"w
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。 ( #]9{ C;
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（3）clown around 胡闹 X(Z(cY(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Ny2bMj.o
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 `$vf 9'\+
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~6+>2|wIS
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. #oN}DP
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 A.~wgJDO
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 (U\D7ItMG
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .0MY$ 0s
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 p djRakN
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 .9UrWBW\I
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. I6,||!sZ
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。 0-/@-qV\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 #+$ PD`j
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 46~nwi$,^
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 N: %Nq8I}:
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 HYv-5:B
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. t$?#@8Yk
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Zqb*-1Qw"*
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 K>n@ 8<7
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. &kT!GU^n
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 $9u:Ox
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（10）for good 永远 3ug~m-_
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _nSEp >]L
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 3_]QtP3
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 AtxC(g m 1
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,bP8"|e
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 {Xw DvLZ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 tvJl&{-OX
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,k(B>O ~o
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 fUZCP*7>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 mP?}h
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. QSwT1P'U
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 ;vn0b"Fi3
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 `YO &
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6 o*'Q8h
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ] v:"
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. VFm)!'=I
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 K cW 5
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 15%6;K?b
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 w{N8Y ~O
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;alt% :$n
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