（1）call the shots 做决断 <5o
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 'f-8P
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 x &*2R#Ai
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1C+d&U
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. v@Qfx V2
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。 `Jn2(+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 hw2Sb,bY
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. #AF.1;(k
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 5+[ 3@
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（4） cook up 虚构 'a G`qPB
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. T&^b~T(y
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 11?d,6Jl
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 QC6 :ZxP
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. tL]T_ ]z
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Yht |^ =a
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2 2@w:
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. =w ! 6un
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。 cs?IzIQ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 {
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. / " @cv{
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 YI?t mqzt
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,"5][RsOn
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7 )*q@
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 3|BB#;
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. SW7AG;c=
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 MH/bJtNq
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（10）for good 永远 7{p6&xXx
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. dy4~~~ ^A
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 up2 wkc8
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 H`
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. jD ?*sd
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 !:Ob3Mq\
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 A8
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Qn}M
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 P52qt N<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ] QJ7q}
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %*OQH?pyx}
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。 @s0 mX3P
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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 x#fv<Cj4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8;O /x
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 NXOcsdcZu
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4P?@NJp
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 d(C5i8d
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 M=4`^.Ocm
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。 @ zT2!C?^L
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 JG@Zb}b
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