（1）call the shots 做决断 zYxA#TZL
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ! FVD_8
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 RD6>\9
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 4`Cgz#v
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. u x8K$$$
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。 o) wOXF
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（3）clown around 胡闹 |J"\~%8
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. *5u3d`bW
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 /hu r6yI8
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（4） cook up 虚构 W K(GR\@
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 00LL&ot
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 tUksIUYD\
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 "#:h#uRUb
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ~tLvD [n[
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 C1#f/o ->
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 = R n
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. RDU 'l^
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。 HBNX a
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 vA{DF{S 4
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. }tW1\@
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \j<aFOT(
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ?e%u[ Q0
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 29nMm>P.e
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +W/{UddeKU
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 SBaTbY0
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（10）for good 永远 cj4o[l
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _aU
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 hltUf5m'b
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 pxI[/vS
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. BM9:|}\J65
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 .] 0:`Y,;
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 dP<i/@21Wm
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 8PqlbLo1
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 jgqeDl\=+
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 tI
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7H4\ AG\>
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。 @nnX{$YX
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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 v5I5tzt*%H
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. L*P*^I^1
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ )+"(7U<
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >_# A*B|
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ^U^K\rq 1u
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Q>xp 90&.n
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。 ~iIFe+6
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ZftucD|ZY/
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