（1）call the shots 做决断 lM C4j
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. w8* +l0
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 7'_zJI^
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 MPMJkL$F^
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. .9WJ/RKZ\D
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 UK2Y<\vD
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（3）clown around 胡闹 8@|_];9#.
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. #F.;N<a
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 >De\2gbJ
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（4） cook up 虚构 lcij}-z:%e
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3ryIXC\v
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 2>#Pt^R:C
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 MN|y5w}$u
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. lD NB0Ad
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 @c{=:kg5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 p%CAicn
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.
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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。 3=1aMQ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 LbtcZ)D!
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Dg/&m*Yl
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 _d&zH lc_
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 O B8fFd
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. i)P.Omr
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 )+Wx!c,mb
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 A0yRA+
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }%[TJ@R;
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 B5u0 6O
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（10）for good 永远 L 4'@f
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <0vQHND,3
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 )h,+>U@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 <DiD8")4
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ' eO 4h^
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 &}VGC=F;d
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;14[)t$
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. tt,MO)8 VD
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 zWgNDYT~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 _L(6F
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -* k%'Gr
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。 #O z<<G<
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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 cUaLv1:HI
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. R~CQ=KQ.
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ {*As-Y:'F
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 {QTfD~z^K
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ^Qrdh0j
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 *nluK
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 e P|:b &
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。 FD*`$.e3\
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 *j2P#et
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