（1）call the shots 做决断 2l5>>yY
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. I^h^Q eBis
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 @BbqYX
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 K&2{k+ w
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. &s.S) 'l4l
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。 XJ & '4h
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（3）clown around 胡闹 hV,)u3
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ~gz_4gzb
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 :\I88
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（4） cook up 虚构 |KF_h ^
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 6\jhDP@`9
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 7noxUGmFw
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^Ec);Z
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 [*jvvkAp
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 o2J-&
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. q!sazVaDp
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。 2VY.#9 vl
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 <NVSF6`
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. wE4:$+R};
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 a 'U}.w}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 %( tu<
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ?f{--|V
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 jEkO #xI
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 pm.Zc'23
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ]3%(
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 >&mNC \PA
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（10）for good 永远 n*Q~< `T
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 42{\u 08Z
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 1%R8q=_
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Wvg+5Q
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &:3uK`
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 L T.u<ThR}
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 M `~UH\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. k /hD2tBLu
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 GO|1O|?
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 sX :)g>b
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Y oT< ]'
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 h
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 %+=y!
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^ |xSU_wa
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ A$H;2T5N
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ;E!(W=]*F
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2!7)7wlj0
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 sghQ!ux
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 'UW(0 P Xw
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。 ;$\?o
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 -_p +4tV
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