（1）call the shots 做决断 "]m+z)lWd
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. xXY.AoO6
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Q~MC7-n >
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 LAP 6U.m'd
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /erN;Oo%<
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。 <W`#gn 0b6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 7R3fqU.Rq
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ;>%~9j 1C
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 mAeuw7Ni
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（4） cook up 虚构 TDg @Tg0
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. l
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^9_U Uzf\
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Z2Z q'3*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =?])['VaA
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ;uqx@sx ;
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {/ LZc z[
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. ~"lJ'&J}
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。 xq % {}
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `k; KBW
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. `e]6#iJ ^
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 TZ;p0^(
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 tu>{
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 wNNB;n` l
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Bi~:>X\[^6
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Z ,c,G2D
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 <&pKc6+{
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（10）for good 永远 pilh@#_h
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. xU
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 S'U@X
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 #hL*r bpT
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. mxFn7.|r~
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 |<`.fOxJP
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 sT1&e5`W
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %8)W0WMe
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 m"-[".-l-
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2UP,Tgn..
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ,>LRa
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。 8I+d)(:
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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 -Dzsa
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Ep ~w WQh
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ BF8"rq}r0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 jU=<r
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?m RE '#
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 RbQ < m!A
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 C:\(~D *GS
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。 $_j1kx$
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 80ZnM%/}
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