（1）call the shots 做决断 zQ PQ
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =_^X3z0
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 a+QpM*n7Lq
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 j>kqz>3
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. y();tsW qc
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。 i
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（3）clown around 胡闹 wd 6owr
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. &^nGtW%a 9
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 vDvFL<`vmD
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（4） cook up 虚构 \M-OC5 fQv
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. O/LXdz0B
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 !r-F>!~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 7HWmCaa[
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. []T8 k9g/-
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 v@pky0
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
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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. 30{ gI0jk
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。 Y);=TM6s
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 *1 "+%Z^
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. PvL[e"p
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 H?w6C):]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 +C)~bb*
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. fqd^9wl>P6
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 D_Mm W
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 A}!J$V:w]
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .\mj4*?/
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 HOi`$vX }N
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（10）for good 永远 TA\vZGJ('
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. A@'OJRc
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 $~kA
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 QG z|*]
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?]5qr? W %
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 O rW
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. r_d! ikOT(
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 EX"yxZ~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L},_.$I?
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "
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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。 >mkFV@`
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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/Jbk*Q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +|f@^-
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ YYS0`
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 $Kd>:f=A
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 UZ";a 453r
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。 xx $cnG
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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 6O
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