（1）call the shots 做决断 E{]PfUfFY
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5E0dX3-
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 d /lV+yZ
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 fF.sT7Az+
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +l;A L5h
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。 b] ~
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（3）clown around 胡闹 S^_F 0</U,
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ="P&!lu
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 5 #Et.P'
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（4） cook up 虚构 QSyPtjg]
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. +u;RFY^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 PH>`//D%n?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 I \@`AU
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Eg4_kp0Lq
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Ir6g"kwCKq
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Le*gdoW .
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. @P/6NMjZ^
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。 G-5ezVli
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $fG~;` T
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 4ZtsLMwLD
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 I 8VCR8q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 [ ps 5
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. PG@6*E
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 5G l:jRu
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 k:#u%Z
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :(#5%6F
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 B}^l'p_u
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（10）for good 永远 2X6L'!=
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 4D sHUc6
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 F&a)mpFv3c
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9](RZ6A+o
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. d$:LUxM#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 DVjwY_nG7
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 zo:NE0 0
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. k1~? }+<e
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 J*t_r-z
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Z+2 j(
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 1!Afq}|
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。 qe |U*K
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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 F"0=r
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]MnQ3bWq"j
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 f"t+r
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. i0 rh {Ko
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 +!$]a^3l
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 dz1kQ zOU*
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。 , FR/X/8
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 fPq) Lx1'
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