（1）call the shots 做决断 (?[^##03MN
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. xweV8k/
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 @-9u;aL
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 6h8fzqRzc
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2pu8')'P
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。 Dj 0`#~
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Dl/Jlsd@
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7NG^I6WP-
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 `VJJ"v<L
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（4） cook up 虚构 mI; #Zq_j
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. [ vWcQ6m
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 UM?{ba9
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 !+Ia#(
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =[X..<bW9:
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 lL6 bIjf
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]6#7TT
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. ]gxt+'iAFS
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。 <[N"W82p
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 g8I=s7cnb
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^7cZ9/ 3
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 !sbKJ+V7
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 j 9sK P]w
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. HC'k81Q
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 / /ty] j
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 !kzC1U
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 7.G1Q]6/
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 +W=
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（10）for good 永远 =e<;B_ ~ .
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. z%
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 d~ lB4
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 }=d]ke 9_
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. rkp 1tv
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 C&d%S|:IR
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 <4caG2~q
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. b?h)~j5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ]}K\&ho2
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~ S5wfx&
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. x2 s%qZ#
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。 OK=lp4X
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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 >lD*:#o
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~j1.;WId[
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ \t'v-x>2y5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ]Bp db'
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. D4CN%^?
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 D)yCuw{M:
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 M7$ h
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。 ;(]O*{F7k
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 M 5mCG
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