（1）call the shots 做决断 e#}Fm;|d
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. l9j = ;h
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 $A,YQH+
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 vA6onYjA
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. g#6R(
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 UB>BVBCt
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（3）clown around 胡闹 FY )]yz
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?9 eiT: 2
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ~bzac2Rp
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（4） cook up 虚构 BaP'y8dVN
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 2-UD^;0
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =)jo }MB
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 " G*$#
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 47{5{/B-
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 sieC7raO
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 A{)pzV25
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. @}PX:*c
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。 g__s(
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 6v%ePFul
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. vy= {zi J
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 x2H IS xg
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 D-i, C~W
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #M#$2Vt
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 b-<@3 N.9]
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ,|z zq@fk
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. qZV|}M>P)
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Q3bU"f
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（10）for good 永远 w<]-~`K
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <y cR/X
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 DYIp 2-K
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 _tje xS'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. c`S +>:
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 &dni6E4
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 !5[SNr3^
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [wQJVYv
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 {0/2Hw n
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 qJonzFp7
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. EASmB
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>72
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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 )xz_ }6b]
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~h=iZ/g_^_
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ B *6 ncj
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 (w(k*b/
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. N6+^}2' *)
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 6<5:m:KE
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 v&]y zl
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。 cuy9QBB
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;qWSfCt/^
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