（1）call the shots 做决断 R/`q/0T.
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. M# 18H<]
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 OIl#DV.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 :iR \%
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !gnj]k&/c
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。 o->\vlb D
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（3）clown around 胡闹 X,8<oX1r
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. TPhTaKCio
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 _ pO `
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（4） cook up 虚构 >%E([: $A
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. m0{ !hF[^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ) _ I,KEe
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 8.bKb<y
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. m ?HZ;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 P,=+W(s9}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 kF7V.m/~o
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. mJB2)^33a
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %<8nF5
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. !A1) |/ a@
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 6dAEM;$_Z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 a^5^gId5l!
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. A[WV'!A,
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ceGa([#!\_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 1y^K/.5-
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #y|V|nd
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ?[x49Ux,P
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（10）for good 永远 ~el3I=KC}
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. P'MY[&|mM'
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Jw~( G9G
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 *Ywpz^2?:
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. T !W~n
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 C6_@\&OA
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 {2`=qt2
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3\;27&~gV
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. z'p:gv]
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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,8KPg@W
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. P\CDd=yWc
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ )Z+{|^`kJ
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 l:]Nn%U(>
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~8|t*@ D
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 :T 3/yd62N
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 #[MJ|^\i
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。 iA_8(Yo
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7n zGAz_W
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