（1）call the shots 做决断 '#@tovr
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. InR/g@n+D1
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 :B] yreg
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 q`^ T7
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. I Z{DR
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。 16R0#Q/{+*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 * b+ ~@o
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. I9;,qd%<T
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ?_b zg'
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（4） cook up 虚构 Ov PTgiI!N
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. -7:_Dy
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 vX /("[
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. `5C uH
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ]KE"|}B
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 !U8n=A#,-
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. X(*MHBd
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。 ]ovb!X_
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >qC,IQ'
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 )7s(]~z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 N- :.z]j#_
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 38l 8n.
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 $Cx ?%X^b
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 {IA3`y~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. HS
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 SM8Wg >
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（10）for good 永远 7/b\NLeJ'
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. GW;O35
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ur K~]6 8
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 { k8R6l1
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ^ R7|x+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 oo2CF!Xy
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 BOdd~f%&tn
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5e}adHjM
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [Lal_}m?
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >7,?X_:A-1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }^tW's8
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 5u=> ~yK+
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. IF'Tj`yD
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 D A_ }pS"
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,4--3 MU
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 *w$3/
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 C WY-}M
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。 N.UeuLz
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 g1v=a
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