（1）call the shots 做决断 >g ll-&;t
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 13'vH]S$M
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 revF;l6->C
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Ter :sge7
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. zvc ` 3
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 'J )2g"T@
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（3）clown around 胡闹 e-hjC6Q U
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. a& {X!:X
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 q=Zr>I;(Ks
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（4） cook up 虚构 2S3 lsp5!
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. >O9o,o/6R
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 d5 Edu44
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 <bck~E
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &QX`NO 6
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 e?0q9W
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 S8Fmy1#
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. {Rq1 HH
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 ~ I}9;XT
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 3oZ=k]\
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. '|>9C^E9X
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 uQ b!= ]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 -D^A: }$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )3<:tV8
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 abNV4 ,M
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 o\otgyoh
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 2L_6x<u'
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 <Peeb v &v
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（10）for good 永远 \vfBrN
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. gwd (N
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 nP~({ :l8X
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 5v\!]?(O ;
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ma$Prd
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 !}+tdT(y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ^-CINt{ O
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ixm&aW6<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 iTh:N2/-vc
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 h4pTq[4*
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. zjL.Bhiud
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。 ^ &/G|
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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 spofLu.
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ;{[ > &4
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ {4aWR><
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 BElJB&I
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. DD9 ?V}Yx
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 gnp~OVDqfL
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。 ^[-el=oKn0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 NC qo@vE
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