（1）call the shots 做决断 c}qpmW F
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ?^%[*OCCC!
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 [ Xu8~c X
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 gA(npsUHI
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. [_)`G*X(N
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。 UGO;5!
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（3）clown around 胡闹
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. O0#[h Y,
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 |})s 0TU
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~rBFP)
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。 OX; (Mg|
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 rc8HZ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @ ar%` +_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 OOSf<I*>
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 D j9aTO
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. (WT\H R
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。 8/aJ4w[A
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 / (BS<A
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ]\xt[ /?{
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 OCx'cSs-=
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 eVf D&&@
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. y]jx-w c3O
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 L[2qCxB'^
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 CqnHh@]nu
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {zcG%b WJ
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 {S=<(A @
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（10）for good 永远 m0bxVV^DK!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. r*`e%`HU
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 @GKDSS4jv
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Z?o0Q\ }1
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. aze#Cn,P}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 4@0 aN6Os
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 e` 4mrBtz|
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. cn} C I
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 e#;43=/Ia
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Z3TCi7,m
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?_gvI
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。 nnPT08$
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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 6- wpR
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. "^$Ht`p[
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ^s6~*n<fH
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ~RbVcB#
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 wMCMrv:
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` J T
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 P;I,f
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