（1）call the shots 做决断 Aj)Q#Fd[
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !: ^q_q4
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 3o %vV*
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {]< G =]'
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8 o$rF7.-
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 eHuJFM
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Lr:Qc#2
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. n7cy[ %yT
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ch8a
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（4） cook up 虚构 `8ac;b
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. f9W:-00QD
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 kFv*>>X`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 P [ 2!D)A
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. yQiY:SH
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 -GA F>
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 G}fB d
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. @kWL "yy,
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 <X:JMj+
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 6O As %QZ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. #$I@V4O;#
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 D \AVZ76F1
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 l1)~WqhE}
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. X0VS a{
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 mdWA5p(
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 GtVT^u_
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. H#~gx_^U
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ,~1'L6Ri?
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（10）for good 永远 dU$VRgP/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ; :P4~R
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 eQuu\/z*H
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 P:"R;YCvE
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. YYv0cV{E
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 apo) cR
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Y%XF64)6
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %S`& R 5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 0%ul6LvM
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. |ia5Mr"t
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 jE\ G_>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Alxf;[s
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ BNfj0e 5b
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 HwUaaK
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. yQ$i rS?
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Mg;pN K\n
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Vu:ZG*^
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。 Q$E.G63Wl
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 hdPGqJE
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