（1）call the shots 做决断 .t_ t)' L
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. uCDe>Q4@/
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 [ A7TSN
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]3O&8,
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /*qRbN
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（3）clown around 胡闹 .G[/4h :.
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Fa%1] R
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 lny b4d/
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（4） cook up 虚构 ,W}:vd C
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ( V4Ppg
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^cYB.oeu
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 INN} xZ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Xf`e 4
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 s(=wG|
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Vgm'&YT
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. lp
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 uyWheR
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 4 H#-2LV`
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 x(Bt[=,K3
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 e=0]8l>\ V
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. S ~Gse+*
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 FH=2, "A
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 5s[nE\oaG
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. J# (AX6
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 l{[@A hb}?
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（10）for good 永远 =Wcv b?;*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. }p ~2lOI
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 TF8#I28AD
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 iJzBd7
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ]>X_E%`G<b
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 _9h$8(wjn
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 }^&S^N 7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. iww/ s
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 *BsK6iVb
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8qyEHUN2q
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. UMGiJO\yH
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。 O&l4/RtQ\)
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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 296}LW
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. sycAAmH<
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 #LasTN9
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7X>IS#W]
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 q_b!+Y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `==l 2AX
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。 /7UvV60
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 v #+ECx
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