（1）call the shots 做决断 @e2P3K gg
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ]Q -.Y-J/O
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Y'Yu1mH)
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ke2}@|?t
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. qoSZ+ khS$
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。 FVWHiwRU,
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Iwe Ne`Z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. vu~7Z;y(<j
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 S{nBQB<
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（4） cook up 虚构 4k)0OQeW6
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %(B6eiA
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ;umbld0
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 vRLWs`1j
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5s:g(gy3BR
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 5l]qhi3f
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 BFQ`Ab+
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. =%d.wH?dZ/
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。 9>/: c\q+
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 :8U@KABH@h
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 2Yg\<Ps N
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 NBD1k;
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 >AW&Lfw$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. z{nd4qOsD
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7!J BF{,=
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 oO9yI^
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~H:.&'E
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 }1|FES
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（10）for good 永远 QPX3a8w*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. i2Sh^\Xw
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 EMf"rGXu(
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 (^$SM uC
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. @@& ? ,3
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 {-51rAyi
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 } CvhLjo
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~:N 1[
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $s,(-C
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~b})=7 n.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ztC>*SX
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 \R,8xID_t
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 _ .x icov
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,f$ftn\~j/
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ r[P+F
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 2U) 0k *
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. U98e=57 N
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 9-E dT4=r,
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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 <
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Rw|P$dbu
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