（1）call the shots 做决断 f64}#E|w
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. kIJ =]wU|v
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 sp7#e%R\
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 3U9leY'2N
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. L~!Lq4]V\g
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。 vs2xx`Y<Lq
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Z jn![
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (vPE?^}b
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 '-V[t yE
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（4） cook up 虚构 X&gXhr#dL\
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xA>3]<O
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ;% mdSaf
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ZK`x(h{p)
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. L.x`Jpq(3
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 wpf
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Mi<}q@]e
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. V;(Rg=5
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。 |]'gd)%S\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 5|g#>sx>`q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. hY/i)T{
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 F>
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 kf1 (
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. &G aI
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 v%)=!T ,
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]D@y""{--s
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. J@RV ^2
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ?MD\\gN
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（10）for good 永远 7
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 1Ba.'~:
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 w - 5_Ru
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 l TJM} K
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6BObV/S Jg
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 bj=YF V+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Dw&_6\F@
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. t Z]b0T(e
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ,%]x T>kH
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 R QCKH]&!
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. | $ `I1
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。 | (: PX
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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 V]|P>>`v9p
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^f hkWx 4i
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Om bvp;
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 }O8#4-E_Ji
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Os)}kkja
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 D1~3 3;
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 |\/V 1
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。 YvPs
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^ :]~6p#
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