（1）call the shots 做决断 uO6_lOT9n
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^2=zp.)
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Gd"*mL d
k5( $b{
（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 * <@
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `/U:u9H9v
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。 8_lD*bEt
4MIVlg9
（3）clown around 胡闹 ]?r8^L yZ4
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. i8{jMe!Sa
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 5&>(|Y~I
82<L07fB
（4） cook up 虚构 Q6BW ax|
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. WO{N@f^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 yH`xk% q_
N
8OPeY
（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 __9673y
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 8,R]R=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *w _ j;
, 9rT|:N
（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 1/i|
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. 'L,rJ =M3
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。 yZ 9 *oDs
OLi;/(g
（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 f|`{P P`\
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. YGHWO#!Gp
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 2PC4Ejk C
gk&?h7P"<
（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 B8PF}Mf
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #Kl;iY:n
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 3w@)/ujn
S HvML
（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 My
^pQ]@
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^v},Sa/ot]
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 z}& <D YD
52"/Zr }j
（10）for good 永远 Frml'Vfq7
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. |\ ay^@N
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 NlDM/
\)v.dQ!
（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]D%[GO//!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. !nu['6I%
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 o
ZAjta_4
+n:#Uf)
（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 @@5u{K
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. o{
(v
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 d.
a> (G
&K4o8Qz
（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 vhg4E80Kr
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 8RK\B%UW
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。 QdRMp
n}q
Y7p#K<y]9
（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 0I
k@d'7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. s?2;u p*D
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ?SpI^Wn)[
_ % P%~`?!
（15）give an ear to 听一听 l9Vim9R5T
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Ax\Fg
5
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 N @VD-}E
5
9X |l&/
（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 52 ~k:"c
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。 jPd<h{js
pQ>V]M
（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 m/ukH{H1%
M|Se| *w
