（1）call the shots 做决断 ]~Qk g+>'&
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. r8 >?-P
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 '=" ){
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 w>Sz^_ h
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. (
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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。 :8wF0n-'
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（3）clown around 胡闹 6e| 5qKr
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $ *- L8An?
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 :P"Gym
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（4） cook up 虚构 2 U{RA' s
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. .Q)"F /
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 K+OU~SED%F
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. += ~}PF
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ;_&L^)~P$
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?.ihWbW_
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. >G~;2K[
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。 MA6%g} o
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 E_rC"_Zte
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. p<19 Jw<
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 rN C3h"i\
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 kl"Cm`b)
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ?EAqv]
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 rWqA)j*!
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 rP4@K%F9jB
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Qj U"|$
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 j=S"KVp9NF
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（10）for good 永远 )^sfEYoA
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 1*jm 9])#
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 h--bN*}H2
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 0eP~F2<bC
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. jQ}| ]pj+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Lr:K0A.Ch
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 So`"z[5
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 3)\qt s5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ek!N eu>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 j(JI $
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. r+u\j Z
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。 blv6
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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 2Wtfx"
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. JH#+E04#
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 5{T F6
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 :Ej)A fS
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. yr'`~[oSCy
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 c 3dZ1v
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ^5}3FvW
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。 jN0v<_PJED
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Rw`s O:eZ
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