（1）call the shots 做决断 ~*@ UQ9*p#
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. $i;%n1VBg
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 9{]U6A*K0w
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8XI G<Nc
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. &Rdg07e;>
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 HN]roSt~
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（3）clown around 胡闹 EIPNR:6t
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. j}ywdP`a
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Q$^oIFb
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（4） cook up 虚构 _8P0iC8Zg#
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. aEM2xrhy,
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 P>j^w# $n
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 y@Z@ eK3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $aDAD4mmm
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 \R\?`8O rz
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Q'>pOtJG*J
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. )O*\ }6:S
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 3|x*lmit
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 LX2rg\a+%
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. P|%uB'|H
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 <[Oe.0SGu
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 6}4?, r
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ?5-Y '(r
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 K%iWUl;
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 lLhvpvT
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. jrk48z
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 jkTC/9AE|
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（10）for good 永远 nI]8w6eCV
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0vR
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }@6ws/5
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 AtU%S9
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :+#$=4
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 q(xr5iuP_
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 n .is+2t
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. a8nqzuI
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 cip5 -Z@8
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 * Cf5D6=Q
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. { 02$pO
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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 ,Y9bXC8+dU
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~P! \;S
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 u|(;SY
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. !r^fX=X>'
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 F^4mO|
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。 JX!z, X?r4
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 }Um,wY[tK
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