（1）call the shots 做决断 FBY ODw
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *8\(FVyG^
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 nR'#s%Kj
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 - V=arm\#z
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. M\UWWb&%\
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（3）clown around 胡闹 9*p G?3*I
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3%IWGmye4
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 lO 2k <
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（4） cook up 虚构 |=3 *;}
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Fk$@Yy+}e
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Y ><(?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 XiG88Kwv
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <xF?~7
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 `pYE[y+
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 1g i}H)
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. ay[+ 2"
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。 7Po/_%
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Ekf2N T
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ;D&wh
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 "k>bUe|RG
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 g{a d0.y,
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. hEcYpng~
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 )6 G+ tU'
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7SHo%b A
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Gg +Y fY_
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（10）for good 永远 1UyH 0`&
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Fe4esg-B<
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 w4}(Ab<Y
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 @7|)RSBQz
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. M,{<TpCx
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 bV7QVu8
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. rxkBg0Z`a
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 m t .,4
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 o}R |tOe
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. D4\(:kF\Hg
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。 9jjL9f_3
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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 nP)-Y#`~7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. m2MPWy5 s
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ~p!QSRu~,b
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4+,*sn
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 <M>#qd@c
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 n(# c`t*
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。 @f'AWeJ2
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 %w%zv2d
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