（1）call the shots 做决断 E4z)Mr#
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. sG7 u}r
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 eWs&J24
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 K.~q+IYP[
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]?+{aS-]?k
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。 1q7tiMvV-
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（3）clown around 胡闹 d+eZub94U
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }Uw O<#
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 tc+WWDP#"
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（4） cook up 虚构 a_~=#]a
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \ 0W!4D
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 zUJZ`s eF
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Of,2 Q#oji
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. aB ~S?.l
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 $g0+,ll[6
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 S$,'Q^~K
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. u\yVR$pQ
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。 w;6bD'.>;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 zi9[)YqxPH
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. w"Y` ]2
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 4GdX/ 6C.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 NoE*/!Sr
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4< dcB@v
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 *cuuz i&
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \y`+B*\i
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. hj% ye~|~
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 9;.(u'y|
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（10）for good 永远 /AY4M;}p
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {^a3 6i
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 D,v U
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 m,i,n9C->
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. V" \0Y0
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ) Z 9E=%
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 x+8_4>,>Y7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. H %JaZ?(
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 {9Y+.46S
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 S{pXs &4O
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ,2Q o7(A
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。 &s Pq<l o
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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 h I%bjuq
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^bg2[ FV
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ xsd_Uu*
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 g8qgk:}
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. A1'hlAGF
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 )'17r82a
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 N{
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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。 4#x 5MM
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ::Ke ^dp
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