（1）call the shots 做决断 kd+tD!:F(
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (qg~l@rf
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 :B1a2Y^"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &~sk7iGi
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -r@/8"
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。 ;BjJ<?^{
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（3）clown around 胡闹 .R{+Pz D
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. , \R,O
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 .q_SA-!w>
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（4） cook up 虚构 TDY =!
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. '^~3 8=FA
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 mBWhC<kK s
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 sZYTpZgW4L
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Ng+Ge5C9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 VIg=| Oe),
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 uW^ W/S%'
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. |
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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。 g0"KC X
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 8b :\@]g$
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. wm
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 rK r2 K'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 0/0rWqg
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4Vrx9 sA1
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 MRL, #+VxA
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 C 8q VYrw
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. H\ONv=}7I
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 atWB*kqI
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（10）for good 永远 Z'|A>4\
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. S[L2vM)
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 OCYC
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Dd$CN&Ca
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Oky9G C.a
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 j aq/]I7
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 qr[+^*Ha
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. .47tj`L
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4 Q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~L=Idt!9
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. jj*e.t:F
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。 7COJ.rA
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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 i=8){G X4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `-[+(+["
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ LTt | "D
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 sKuPV
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7{:g|dX
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 _HkB+D0v
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Zfn390 _
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。 (VA: `pstP
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =| M[JPr
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