（1）call the shots 做决断 h1 pEC
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. chA7R'+LA
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ~EtwX YkRZ
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 VMIX=gTZ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 7 -#
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。 #Ic)]0L
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（3）clown around 胡闹 o&ETs)n|
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. cB=ExD. Q
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 E.eUd4XG
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（4） cook up 虚构 cPy/}A
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "."ow|
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 |wINb~trz
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }\0ei(%H
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. g+ A>Bl3#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 O+OUcMa,
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 gE: ?C2
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. v6P2 v
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。 f9D01R fo
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `3:Q.A_?
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. a'Yi^;2+\
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 %z~=J z^
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ( 4( ,"
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7!Qu+R
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Z0%:j\W4c
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 qWM+!f
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 5Mz:$5Tm
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 1]69 S(
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（10）for good 永远 +\]Gu(z<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ) M><09
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 DS=$*
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 #MFIsx)r
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. = ;"=o5g_
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 6= :s3I^
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 d}Q% I
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Q_>W!)p Gz
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 R,ZG?/#uM9
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 jn(%v]
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. F1meftK
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。 N "} N>xe2
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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 s'|t2`K("
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !<24Cy
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ $*|M+ofQ
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 2Qt! J XC
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~7an j.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 >x>/}`
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 u'nQC*iJb
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。 [5!dO \-[
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =f!clhO
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