（1）call the shots 做决断 _E{SGbCCi
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 7M<7^)9
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 R1! {,*Gy
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. V2u^sy
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。 :eo2t>zF-<
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. QDzFl1\P
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Y 'Yo c
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（4） cook up 虚构 S "!nM]2L
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ([qw#!;w;
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 B ;SYO>.W
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 JrQd7
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {-PD3 [f"
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 `$JPF Z
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 w[^s) 1
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. NJ/6_e
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 <*i
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Ep|W>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. g7EJ yA
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 +Tf ,2?O
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 W~$YKBW
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. RC sQLKqF
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ^cz #PNB
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 WtN o@e'
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. u.ffZ]\7l
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 V2W)%c'
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（10）for good 永远 vj] -p=
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. X2 c<.
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 :rnn`/L
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ArDkJ`DE
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *)gbKX b
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 N?eWf +C
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 r?{tu82#i
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +/'3=!oyd
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 f
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~e~iCyW;S
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. (]n^_G#-$
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。 EtjN :p|$
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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 _w/w~;7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. -& I)3
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ paF$ o6\
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ~4S@kYe{3K
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 3qR%Mf'
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ~L)9XK^15
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 -.~Dhk
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。 5(R ./
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 )EZ#BF<0|
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