（1）call the shots 做决断 v Op K Np
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <<R*2b
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 kq,ucU%>p
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ;x@~A^< el
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. <? 4V
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。 }d}Ke_Q0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 $@"g^,n
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^RtIh-Z.9
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 RuVGG)
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（4） cook up 虚构 -I,$_
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. wT8DSq
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 'u |c
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 wov\kV
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. By Nn
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9e,0\J
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 h' &%>Q2
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. W+ko q*P
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。 Y^EcQzLw
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 l#Y,R 0
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. X LOh7(
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 D2B%0sfl~
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 X ))/ m[_[
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <s<n
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 KEjWRwN
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9H `XeQ.
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. |_aa&v~
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 GH:jH]u!V
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（10）for good 永远 Xg!{K3OS
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 C
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 "N bq#w\
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #-i>;Rt
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 UIN<2F_
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 } .m<
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =QiI :|eRA
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 mQ 26K~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 c>:wd@w
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9} M ?P
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。 Hp!-248 S
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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 rgtT~$ S
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. =BAW[%1b
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 0 e ~JMUb
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 3/e.38m|
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. EPM-df!=
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 J({Xg?
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 -2 3w2Qt
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。 >T 3-
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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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