（1）call the shots 做决断 ]DO ~7p[
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ! go$J]T
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 FB\lUO)U\c
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 WC pCWtmy
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. L#}HeOEi[
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。 \H -,^[G3
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（3）clown around 胡闹 iem@ K
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 0]._|Ubn6)
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 9eh9@~mU"l
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（4） cook up 虚构 t'.oty=
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. WYayr1
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 dTwZ-%
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 {f12&t
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. M<
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Tx|}ke~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @}r2xY1
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. Wi5r XZS
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。 ="<S1}.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 waYH_)Zx
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. dPtQ
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 1;Q>B>6
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 @TWt M#
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. [Dv6z t>
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 CL%+`c0
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 DJu&l
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. OSDx
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 >, #7 3u#
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（10）for good 永远 F-g 7 *
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. - 2`D(xC
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 '(4#He?Gd
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 M
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 2!y %nkO*
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 vvDaL$
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 TX%W-J _
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >@T(^=Q
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 u QYBq)p|
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +=qazE<:0
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. fK'qc L
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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 I {o\d'/
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. , id`=L=
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ \!_:<"nX.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >d{O1by=d9
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. }_A#O|d xO
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 :q+D`s
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _]Ei,Ua
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。 |iJ+e -_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。 5ZPe=SQ{
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