（1）call the shots 做决断 #li;L
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .V
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作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 hFyN|Dqhds
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &3S;5{7_e
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. fh:=ja?bM3
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。 ps_CQh0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 a( BWV?A
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^~eT# Y8
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ~)Ny8 Dh
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（4） cook up 虚构 ZLxe $.V_
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 5H""_uw
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 _OHz 6ag
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 j#<#o:If
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. DZ(e^vq
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 rL&585
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 wF$8 #=
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. #^% Rk'W
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 HOtays,#<}
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 > {ne!
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. RkP7}ZA;
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 pG:FDlR~
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ?gH[tN:=
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 0JK bp*H
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 /p?h@6h@y
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 FzFY2h;n]B
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :q0C$xF
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ,`S"nq
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（10）for good 永远 \[ +ZKj:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 80c\O-{
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 i!ejK6Q
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Z!^iPB0~D
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. bmzs!fg_~R
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ~KHp ~Xs`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 WVf;uob{
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. @;JT }R H-
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !N?|[n1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 P=(\3ok
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. SI8mr` gJ
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。 hdfNXZ{A"
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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 @1^iWM j
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. gy_n=jhi+
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ d+ql@e ]
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 OB;AgE@
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. D .)R 8X
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ,hYUxh45
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 b"/P
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。 [;h@ q}
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 zA\DI]:+
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