（1）call the shots 做决断 {S5D~A*a+
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. S4X['0r X!
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ok9G 9|HA
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 0EP8MR SR
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. c\eT`.ENk
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。 Aq P\g k
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（3）clown around 胡闹 CW#$ %
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. p $%g$ K
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 @sb00ad2q
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（4） cook up 虚构 bk-aj'>+
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. u&Dd9kMz
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 iJK rNRj
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 CU(W0D
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ?{6[6T
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 SjO Iln
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 O0<GFL$)&
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. QJ-?6 7_i
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 EC| b7
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \ \~4$Ai[
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. t]%! vXo
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 6P I-"He
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 |k9A*7I
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. s97L/iH
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 6Bm2_B
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 k-vxKrjZ/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [?`c>
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 cM'5 m
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（10）for good 永远 ;4 2D+q =s
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;w}5:3+
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 eL!G, W
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 W(tXq
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. aw:0R=S,>
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 {*C LWs4
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 .el_pg
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Rx=pk
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 FR@ dBcJUU
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {N,w5!cP
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. uy;3s=03^
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。 X_eV<]zA+
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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 M Pd#C*c
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. \:?H_^^ d
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Fk,3th
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. w,.Hdd6
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 T;< >"" T
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %tzz3Y
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。 m"vV=6m| \
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 0,;F iOp
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