（1）call the shots 做决断 61Z#;2]
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. LQ,RQ~!
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Zz" b&`K
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 `1c Gb *b/
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ^i"C%8
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。 Oz\mIVC#
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（3）clown around 胡闹
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \2?p
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 /`M> 3q[
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（4） cook up 虚构
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 16iymiLz&
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ;l^4/BR
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]r #Y U0
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 _ %HpB=
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 K3eYeXV
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. +%Vbz7+!
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。 T Y|5O!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 nI1DLVt
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. &cjE+
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 KY)r kfo B
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 .YvE
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <Tq&Va_w
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ya81z4?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _ n .2'
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~[@Gj{6p0
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 4dDDi,)U
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（10）for good 永远 ^y .e
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9m2_zfO[ w
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ]J^ 9iDTTA
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 +k!Y]_&(:f
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8 S&K f>D
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 B]PTe~n^
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 $#4J^(I*:
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [OI&_W Iw
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ,2F4S5F~rC
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ILt95 l
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. lYlU8l5>
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 B;M{v5s~]
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 lVywc:X
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. =e7,d$i
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ `{g8A P3
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 CIt>D'/YT
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /K m zi9j+
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 !HA[:-JCz
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 aq[ ;[$w
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。 eSZS`(#!(
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :uZfdu
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