（1）call the shots 做决断 b";w\H
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. st;.Po[h
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 .x __X3P>\
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 H}}]Gh.T
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. X&^8[,"
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。 I,{9vew
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（3）clown around 胡闹 {u BpM9KT
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7)S ;VG k
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 U=<E,tM
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（4） cook up 虚构 k~ZwHx(%S
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =2VM(G tK>
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Dk#$PjcRE
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 o;o
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. cw 3JSz9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 "FC;k
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 q9- =>
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. Pnb?NVP!^9
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。 j)Z3m @Ii5
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 cad%:%p
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. NpRT\cx3
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 /eas mf]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ?YY'-\h?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. *iB_$7n`
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 V@jR8zv|_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 4|f I9.
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Rv=(D^F,
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 N|e us3\E
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（10）for good 永远 CT6Ca,
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. S#{e@ C
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 M%f96XUM
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 < C\snB
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /H+j6*}r
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 &?(r# T
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ugg08 am!
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. tP2hU[7Z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >Pv#)qtm
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 % &bO+$H3
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^8dJJ*
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。 D@tuu]%p
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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 ^9eJ)12pK
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. CuP Z0
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 9;u$a^R.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 oB8u[ !
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. i Xtar;%
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 B 8z3W9
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 U/E M(y
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。 S ?nXpYr
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 #_{3W-35*
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