（1）call the shots 做决断 V. =! ^0'A
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. z1T.\mzfX
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Rl.3p<sX
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Q;)[~p
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. jGb+bN5 U7
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。 qI^6}PB
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（3）clown around 胡闹 5``/exG>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ,Tvk&<!0
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 l yF~E
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（4） cook up 虚构 vbmi_[,U
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <^
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 la</IpC
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 n0>#?ek12
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &}OaiTzEmc
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 )f*&}SV
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %g kR G66
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. HP:ee+n
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。 5^ARC^v
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 FU;Tv ).
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. wta\C{{
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ? Z.p.v
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )0j^Fq5[+
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ">v76%>Z7
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 g&`e2 |[7
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 k9~NIvnB`
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. !L2R0Y:a
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 (5cc{zKtR
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（10）for good 永远 % q V=PC
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 4sP0oe[h
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 PL@hsZty~c
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 X#Y0g`muW
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8uP,#D<wZ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 GXr9J rs.e
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 4;<?ec(dc
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. W.r0W2) )(
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <ZSH1~<{6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Xjw> Qws
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. d/v{I
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。
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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 r? nvJHP
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @mSdksB/L
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ P6u9Ngay
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 5k)QjZo
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. }r j.N98
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 4c_TrNwP
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ~pO6C*"
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。 yH|[K=?S[
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 e=<knKc
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