（1）call the shots 做决断 \. YJs"<3
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <=]:ED $V@
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 v)JS4KS
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 t8.^Y TI
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. B/I1<%Yk
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 @3`Pq2<
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（3）clown around 胡闹 G
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. `#?]g !
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Dlg9PyQ
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（4） cook up 虚构 R%"'k<`#
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. t:YMF$Z
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ZhFlR*EQ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 814cCrr,o
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. "E nxVV
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 |Q$Dj!!1P
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 }(!3)k7*
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ]v l?J
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 '#>(JN5\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 s#FX2r3=Fg
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ~0rvrDDg
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 d$ y ? py
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 a}[rk*QmZ
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. '^(qlCI
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 (3&P8ZGNR
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 aX?
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. a~Yq0 d?`D
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 /|@~:5R5H
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（10）for good 永远 Ks-$([_F
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 j:U6q,f]
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 z\>ZgRi~n
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. P?Kg7m W
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 0a:@DOzT
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ,%U\@*6=
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~R~eQ=8
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 #l F 2q w
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 w!OYH1ds]_
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. B^C 5?
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。 &t}6sD9o
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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 J:G{
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. BOv ^L?)*Z
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ p tlag&Z
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 izR#XeB m
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. rLA^ &P:
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 w@H @[x
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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。 J7@Q;gcl:
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 i:H]Sb)<b
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