（1）call the shots 做决断 P(PBOB97
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^fF#Ej1
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 J`g5Qn @S
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 *tk=D sRW
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \.p;
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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。 ?D_i ib7
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（3）clown around 胡闹 9V&+xbR&
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2QEH!)lvr
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 J7%rPJ
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（4） cook up 虚构 U>bIQk"4
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Qy}pn=#Q
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 4GeN <9~YS
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 &(l.jgqg&
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =h
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 WS(m#WFQr
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {<gX~./]c
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. e{Vn{.i,5
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。 IMM sOl
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 >.9V`m|
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. L;L_$hu)
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 }R5EuR m\
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Ui9;rh$1eU
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. I.|b:c
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ,{msJyacmR
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ,`!lZ|
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 02tN=}Cj)
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 -aE,KQ
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（10）for good 永远 "rEfhzmyF
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0T#z"l<L
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ? u".*!%
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 bwP@ }(K
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [cZ/)t m
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ) R5j?6}xF
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 !wfUD2 K1
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &+ PVY>q
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 %H&WihQ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 J|be'V#]1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #902x*Z'c"
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。 [q_62[- X
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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 re#]zc<
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. V*( x@pF
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ahCwA}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Lc[TIX
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @OUBo;/
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 JdUdl_D z
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _/cX!/"
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。 E]g6|,4~-
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 rUyGTe(@h
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