（1）call the shots 做决断 #?,cYh+
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. xFvSQ`sp
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 "?il07+w%
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 A q c(
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. P&S R;{:y
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。 # K-Q/*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 cN :;ir
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. !eO?75/
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。
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（4） cook up 虚构 IQ~()/;3d
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. >/n/ n{{
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 t +#Ss v8
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 jQdfFR
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. kOc'@;_O
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 A} "*`y
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 q)vD "{ 0.
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. tJn2:}-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。 +u
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \"*l:x-u
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. dEL>Uly
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 !Zwl9DX3
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 2V0R|YUt
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. f[ v??^
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 nOB
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ML]?`qv '
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }s|v-gRM{
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 &]M<G)9
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（10）for good 永远 `BvcI n4do
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. n}+
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 p\HXE4d'
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 k^L (q\D
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `#UTOYx4
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 N,O[pTwj
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 AsLAm#zq
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0<)8
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +X&B'
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 q d.b&i
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. PM|K*,3J
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。 O{4 m-;
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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 [sad}@R7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. PFc02 w
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ q@\D5F%
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 x O)nS _I
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7}#vANm
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Jk~T.p?tF
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 qB &*" gf
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。 `b2 I)xC#
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 (I+-wki"e
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