（1）call the shots 做决断 c:sk1I,d~^
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /yO|Q{C}M8
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 )0p7d:%mV
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 >.f'_2#Z&
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. v* /}s :a
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。 `%A>{ A"
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（3）clown around 胡闹 x# ,nR]C
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "q v J -Y
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 W<s5rM x
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（4） cook up 虚构 Q=Y1kcTOn
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. UfAN)SE"
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Mg76v<mv<
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 K1*]6x,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3lD1G~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 |\_d^U &`
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 8^|lsB}x?
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. OXCf
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。 _vgFcE~E@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 B gB]M3Il
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. z;d]=PT
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 h,%b>JF o
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 z9 )I@P"
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. L>Soj|WUy(
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 U|}Bk/0.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ?wQaM3 |^:
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =` %"-A
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 [W{WfJ-HwG
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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. @#= ail
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^J{tOxO=l
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Zb obi,
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ppu WcGo
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 :*MqYny&
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 zOzobd
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ^jxV
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 `(@}O?w!1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Fq T2+VO~
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Az"(I>VfD
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。 } "CX`
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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 }HC6m{vH(
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. G(6M Lh1
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ )r^)e 4UI
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Fv(1A_~IS
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. vq&u19iP
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 nNJMQb'K
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2IGoAt>V
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。 X[{ tD#
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7@*l2edXm+
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