（1）call the shots 做决断 Hrk]6*
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. h n -!W;j
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 /Z ?$!u4I
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ,dR<O.{ 0
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. l@irA tg4
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。 l:i&l?>_
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（3）clown around 胡闹 J2BCaAwEP,
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2&,jO+BqE@
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 tpY]Mz[J
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（4） cook up 虚构 :]rb} 1nLB
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `k.Tfdu)K
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 cS2 PrsUx
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 4m:D 8&D_M
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ^7Hwpn7E
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 IW{} l=D/
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. d $H
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 hb . ^ &
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 44x+2@&1
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. lM |}K-2
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 @fc-[pv
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 g!\H ^d 4
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 li37*
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 lZr}F.7
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Ym8
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 #>ob1b|
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（10）for good 永远 GyZpdp!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !\}X?G f
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 k6$Ft.0d1Z
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ZamOYkRX
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `9*
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 )
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 &|K9qa~)Y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `6:B0-r
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 qI%X/'
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 j2RdBoCt
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0sA+5*mdM
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。 0g `$Dap
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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 I'E7mb<2
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {ew;
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你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ kRb %:*
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 4Jf9N'
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. r,HIoeAKP
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 q"e]\Tb=we
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 n CS" l5
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。 |JLX gwML
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 T' > MXFLh
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