（1）call the shots 做决断 2K1odqO#
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. H6PS7g"
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 .U:D uyT
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 hhVyz{u
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. m;" i4!
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。 =9ISsI\Y6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 K 6Gri>Um
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. fhZD[m#D
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ;0f?-W?1
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（4） cook up 虚构 On{p(| l
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (X"WEp^Q{I
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 U0kEhMIIf
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _jW}p-j
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 H,!3s<1
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 m
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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. S%7^7MSq A
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。 BiUOjQC#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 naT;K0T=
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. . !|3a
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 g0!{ CW
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 StP7t
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Q'~2,%3<
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Ox` +Z0)a
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 .D`""up|{
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. G3&l|@5
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 P'4 jz&4
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（10）for good 永远 +h$) l/>:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. J \@yP
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 2Rp5 E^s
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~fE6g3
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Zw[A1!T,
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ;{e ;6Hq
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 S"Dw8_y7}
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. c b k|LQ.O
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 XD 8MF)$9
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 CmNd0S4v
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. x*A_1_A
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。 Ifm|_
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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 DJv;ed%x
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `&"-|
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ S 'jH
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 g $\Z-!(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. TqM (I[J7\
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 R~$W
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :n:Gr?
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。 rH9wRY(
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 .CClc(bO_/
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