（1）call the shots 做决断 2Sbo7e
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. aF1i!Z
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 oe`t ? (U
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 19O /Q,9
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. - ` F#MN
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。 c+$a lw L~
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（3）clown around 胡闹 FJJ+*3(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ~x;1&\'k
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ]FV,}EZ
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（4） cook up 虚构 A+v6N>}*
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. gz8>uGx&V!
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 :H($|$\h
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 7 -yf
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. + |(-7 "
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 @9S3u#vP
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 $j=c;+W
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ;LEO+,6
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 Xm,w.|dx
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 1t7 vP;
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Dn/{ s$\
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 trD-qi
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :f<:>"<
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }i, LP1R
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 @BCws )
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 x [XN;W&
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Si=zxy T
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 K??(>0Qr}r
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（10）for good 永远
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. cTlitf9
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 O #[+=
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 D}4*Il?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 2Lravb3
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 J* V@huF
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;&="aD
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $'m&RzZ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 r(qA e{
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \~j6}4XS1.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. } <G"w 5.<
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。 z +NxO !y
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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 s^O>PEX&<I
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. [+7 Nu
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ *c"tW8uR
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Hzos$1DJ
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. c:;m BS>~
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 . Y@)3
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 t?bc$,S"\(
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。 \TchRSe
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Z]Zs"$q@
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