（1）call the shots 做决断 0~(\lkh*!9
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =I+l=;05Rd
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 -B<O_*wOj
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 E~r s11
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :5$xh
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 )[e%wPu4e
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（3）clown around 胡闹 y21)~
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. L7i} Ga!8
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 16a_GwfM
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Wg}B@:`T
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 RPz!UMQSD
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 oV%(
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =) mXCA^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ?Ry%c6(}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 </K%i;l
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 6ctHL<^
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 a7XXhsZ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 _)HD4,`
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ws*~$x ?7
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 L?Kz
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 r78u=r
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }:,o Y<
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ?Zc/upd:$N
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 d~togTs1
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. yYxeN E"
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（10）for good 永远 cq'}2pob
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [ HC8-N^.}
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 6Tm
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 z5|e\Z
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. hLDch5J5~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 wGov|[X
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1Y F+(fk
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ? .rH;:9To
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }}4 sh5z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 4yJ*85e]
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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 $UFge%`,q@
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. reqfgNg
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ X/ -
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Rye ~w6
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. (<d&BV- "
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 4 ~MJ4:
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 m>Yo 9/XpZ
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。 7d M6;`V^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。
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