（1）call the shots 做决断 gK`6 NUj
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,AACE7%l
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^ d4#
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 b9`MUkGGd
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /Nb& e
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。 gdHPi;
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ; h] zN
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. `O0v2?/f0
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 vek9. 4! ]
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（4） cook up 虚构 }1 Q]C"hY
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &Zq4 3~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 yO$ ]9
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. TzerAX^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 uFG]8pj2V1
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 m9xO& @#vx
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. O`~T:N| D
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。 36.L1!d)pE
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 " c}pY ^(
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. %6dFACv
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ; l+3l
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 (g4.bbEm
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D.U)R7(
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 B9Y " J
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 zziuj s:
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. R:Z{,R+
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Nn4< :2
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（10）for good 永远 [2.pZB
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 4k<4=E
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 xH e<TwkI
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {i`BDOaL
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. g:O~1jq
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 j<wWPv
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 YD 7i6A
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. l`fjz-eE
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 h #'(UZ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 mgh,)=2cE(
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. B k#68p
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
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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 ;40!2P8 t
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @kRe0:t
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ jQC6N#L
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 _ `*x}
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 97NF*-)N
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 k9'%8(7M:
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 fQ 'P2$
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。 {pE")O7~P
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 c_ v j't
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