（1）call the shots 做决断 POtDge
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. EN+WEMro
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 mO ?G[?*\
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 YL;ZZ2A
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. a+{YTR>0m
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。 P(VQ D>G
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（3）clown around 胡闹 {MO`0n;
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. lF 8B+
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 v7\~OOoH]
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（4） cook up 虚构 <(>v|5K0]
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. st :[ |`
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 t/ u$Ts
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ) Z0
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <Lyz7R6
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 RCND|X
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 66[yL(*+
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. 4_F<jx,G
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。 ?:lOn (0&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `Rm 2G
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. WLDt5R
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 '355Pce/
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )m\%L`+
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. $_S^Aw?
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 $kZ,uvKN
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 4:nmo@K &~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?Xlmt$Jp
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 vJtQ&,zG
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（10）for good 永远 %Kw5 b ;
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. v )%EG
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 .J&NM(q eZ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 XFG]%y=/6
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. gG*O&gQY
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 b1\z&IdC
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 O >n L ;I
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. M\enjB7 k
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 WxWgY}`
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 / (W{`
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. OAOG&6xu8
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。 0aQNdi)b
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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 vTh-I& }:
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. sOz jViv
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 *h@nAB \3
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. '?_I-="Mr
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ;Zw!
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。 jcXb@FE6
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 d0MX4bhZ
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