（1）call the shots 做决断 %kJ_o* "
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >~sAa+Oxi
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 fc #zhp5bX
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 f 6h!wx
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. [nam H a
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。 X_eh+>D
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（3）clown around 胡闹 u xd5 XS
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5xaw a:K
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 (ft8,^=4
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（4） cook up 虚构 f|f9[h'
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ,NQucp
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 D|}%(N@sl
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 jCMr[ G=
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. AVys`{*c
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 $i+
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 }0P5~]S<5A
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. i<*{Z ~B
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。 xmEmdOoD
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 KU> $=Rd
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. <"g ^V
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;oQ*g d
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 1h.N
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. L)cy&"L|
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 pUs s_3
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 y-TS?5Dr]
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. L`$MOdF{_
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^nYS @
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（10）for good 永远 i%8 I (F
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. w>:~Ev]
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ]e'Ol$3U9=
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 s\6kXR
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .&AS-">Z
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 w~eF0 {h
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ?X1vU0 c
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. uj_ OW re
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 DA_ [pR
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^gwVh~j
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ]}_@!F)
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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 ckXJ9 >
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. d3fF|Wp1
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ S(^*DV
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0jsU^m<g
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 9OeY59
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 3le/ (=&1
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。 H B+\2jEE
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 QfuKpcT &
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