（1）call the shots 做决断 )Bb :tz+
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (g7nMrE$j
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Sw5H+!
$X yGCn
（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 !~ -^s
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Vg:P@6s
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 ik8e
; Jx ^
（3）clown around 胡闹 X@~s IUXx9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. U}gYZi;;$
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ?a}eRA7
cLR8U1k'
（4） cook up 虚构 Z#V[ N9L
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. |I OTW=>
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 h(G&X9*
3>L1}zyM]
（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 c$e~O-OVD?
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. #e 8CuS
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 U]R7=
S ?Eg
（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 vm4]KEyrX
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. .S?,%4v%%
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 i^QcW!X&
2ZE4^j|
（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 !. 0W?6yo
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. U{a h A
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Q| xPm:
Q'A->I<;_s
（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 7s.sbP~
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. c!841~p(Q
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 QkF- }P%
0f-gQD
（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 E*
lqC h
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. @l;f';+
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 O]~p)E
x`o_&09;CG
（10）for good 永远 hOwVm;:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [6/ %ynlP
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ;$%+TN
Pt1Htt:BE
（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 aq yXxJS8
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. P, >#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Wg$MKc9Vy[
pkxW19h*0
（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #D>8\#53V/
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. |J6CH87>
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 T
7
h C]R
F`3 8sq
（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }NYsKu_cM
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. M~"K@g=Wr
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。 `q5*VqIhs
HX=`kkX
（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 _C*}14
"3
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >G-D& A+
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ h,#AY[ Q
,YiBu^E9
（15）give an ear to 听一听 U#Z}a
d?VX
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. le yX:
+
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 & j>`H:
P"xP%zqo
（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 O^IpfS\/
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。 R_H di~ k
kj-S d^
（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 +Uk/Zg
w^
s+(8KYTs`
