（1）call the shots 做决断 <MS>7Fd2
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !P{ /;Q
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 rnK]3Ust
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 A;d@NOI#,K
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. O!"K'Bm
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。 +ay C 0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 U,U=udsi
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. |m-N5$\IC
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 5ngs1ZF@
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（4） cook up 虚构 uj3`M9
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. V(TtOuv
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 G u `xJ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 .JKH=?~\
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. g"/n95k<
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 XNa{_3v
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 oZ2: %
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 9y7 hJib
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 o`CM15d*7o
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \IQG%L{
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ;l%xjMcU
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 a~ yiLq
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 W7!Rf7TK
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. a?W5~ ?\9
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 K["rr/
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 :0@0muo
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. w~6/p
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Ihf>FMl:
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（10）for good 永远 rT R$\ [C
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. N@PuC>
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 UovN"8W+
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 !Mw/j `*
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 'Qt[ cW
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 >C,0}lj
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ^X_ ;ZLg.
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 7s%D(;W_Mo
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 0-PT%R
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @~gPZm
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9L7z<ntn
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。 (w-"1(
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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 C+\z$/q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. $-DW+|p.?^
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ @|\;#$?XW3
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 <nJGJ5JJ
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 u"5/QB{
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 zecM|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。 53/$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。 #}.{|'L
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