（1）call the shots 做决断 d "OYq
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Qb8Z+7
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 o ]@'R<F(u
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 2?kVb F
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. D*t[5,~j
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。 58t ~? 2 E
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（3）clown around 胡闹 A@jBn6
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. #@m6ag.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 J+l#!g k$!
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（4） cook up 虚构 lw _@(E]E
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. aj]pN,g@N
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 KN'twPFq
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 K6s tkDhb
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. h>ZU67-
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 =\)76xC20
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 N5 mhs#
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. >OKc\m2%Q
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。 <.:mp1,8V
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 85B B{ T;
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. }c=YiH,o
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 EpK7VW
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 sN ZOm $
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. R0e!b+MZ.
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 3{M0iNc1
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 O)c 3Lm-w
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. o.wXaS8
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 WF-^pfRq~
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（10）for good 永远 7>f)pfLM
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~^>g<YR[
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 (dP9`Na]
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 DI[
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Y mm*p,`
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 _ygdv\^Tet
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 BirnCfj/2
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. .&.L@CRH
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;iz3Bf1o
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]F #0to
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. f{U,kCv
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。 ?f*>=;7=
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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 #J ~xKyJi'
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ;}'Z2gZ B
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Q}uh`?t
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Yu:($//w
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \~.el Kw<U
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 n<Ki.;-ZE
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Mo\nY5
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。 ([]\7}+8
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 E//*bmww
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