（1）call the shots 做决断 %)dI2 J^Xf
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. C*]AL/
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ,io h fZz
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 o8mo=V4j
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $;ch82UiX
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。 H WOek"}Z[
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \c FAxL(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. H7J`]nr6
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 $T FTIk*uU
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（4） cook up 虚构 @#1c x
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r8<JX5zyuo
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ,$o-C&nC
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 (J/>G y)d
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. d[yrNB6|
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 r \9:<i8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 cyDiA(ot&
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. ~S! L!qY
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。 -a A<.+
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Y]?Kqc
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ]C+eJ0"A
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 [3GKPX:OA/
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 THb A(SM
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. V5cb}xx
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ~igRg ~k:/
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 EmYO5Whi
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _dz +2au
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 2c!h2$w
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（10）for good 永远 S|s3}]g 9
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. nz }]C04:-
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 l85O-g}M
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 yo'q[YtP'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. gt#MeU
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 DI L) 7K4
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 |>M-+@g j
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. UU*0dSWr
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 tbL1g{Dz,
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 LqMe'z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7 _X&5ni
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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 C+ }CU}
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9)1P+c--
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 W^-hMT]uD
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Oz_b3 r
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [^cs~
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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。 ")fOup@ ^a
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 {LjK_J'
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