（1）call the shots 做决断 [nr D4
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. vL^ +X`.td
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 z^WY5~?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ?C
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?I"?J/zm
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。 Mm9* $g!R
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ;d]vAj
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. yF |+oTp
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 s B qOcy
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（4） cook up 虚构 Ai5+ ;8z+
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 wwJ s_f\
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 FP*kA_z$
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. FT-=^VA\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 }n'W 0 Sa
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 V{x[^+w7X~
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. tYSfeU
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。 GZY:EHuz[
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 &fU48n1Uh
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. N S*Lv
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 | +>U91!
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 J Rj{Q 1J
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. :hR^?{9Z4>
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 NX:\iJD)1U
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 FT J{
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. t}OzF cyqN
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 1F3Q^3+
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（10）for good 永远 Pt-O 1$C[
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. aYWUwYB$
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /~c9'38
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 1&9w]\Ae7l
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. wByTNA7
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 6VJS
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ]k+(0qxG
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. c>+68<H
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 s|TO9 N)pO
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Cte NJBm
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. U9awN&1([
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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 ua_,c \iL
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. W%o! m,zFM
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ A0v@L6m-O
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 E]^n\bE%
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. LZE9]Gd
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 jJ,y+o
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9JJ6$cLF
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。 #MiO4zXgd
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 }ov>b2H#<
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