（1）call the shots 做决断 l1qwT0*6>
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. NXNon* "
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 gc~h!%'.I
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 $I36>
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. yy1r,dw
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。 <3x#(ms!!
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（3）clown around 胡闹 $:N
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. |P7f^0idk
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 o)=VPUe
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（4） cook up 虚构 =*}Mymhk(
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. +|<&#b0Xd
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 aF"Z!HD
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 =M#?* e
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. PcHFj+:
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 )YtL=w?L'
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @e0skc
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. [s{:}ZuKc
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 Ur (o &,
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 I?g__u=n~
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @qy*R'+
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 b[;3KmUB
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 }2A1Yt:^P
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ==Mi1Q#5C
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 &:#8ol(n5b
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 :fVMM7
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 'f7
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ydqmuZ%2h#
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（10）for good 永远 +%\j$ Pv
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7U`S9DDwq
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 #
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 e=UVsYNx
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. cloSJmUlQ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 tB =D&L3
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 vW-`=30
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. T$8~ 9 qx
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <?{}Bo0xG
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \u-e\w
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. +()t8,S,
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 @H%=%ZwpO
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 |kNGpwpI
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^r_lj$:+$
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ LA`V qJ
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ! []I%'s
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )c >B23D
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 /+t [,
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 |z]2KjF&w-
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[OTaSQ~u^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Q b't*2c%
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