（1）call the shots 做决断 =~S
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 'Hia6 <m3
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 _k@l-Bj
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 U{}7:&As
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Z"^@ B2v
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。 enr mjA&3
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（3）clown around 胡闹 1M{#"t{6
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. sI'HS+~pU
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 5. E 2fX
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（4） cook up 虚构 ]a%Kn]HI&2
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. N~kYT\$b#
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ;$/G T
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 SYwNx">Bq
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;(,Fe/wvC
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 a RwBxf
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 }<S2W\,G
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. #lC{R^SL
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。 e_;6U Z+
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Lgfr"{C
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. srkOa d
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 < KA@A}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 7(;VUR%%.
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. qTGy\i
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ZSSgc0u^?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 D-!%L<<
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. zK92:+^C
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 BkeP?X
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（10）for good 永远 el%Qxak`"
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 'W*F[U*&HP
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 5S? yj
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 }{y$$X<:
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. BSf"'0I&
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 l :"*]m7o_
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. A&'%ou
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &O,$l3 P
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 D=vq<X'
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2cl~Va=
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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 6hq)yUvo4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ;p ('cwU%
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ S@)bl
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0Kk*~gR?
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. pH [lj8S
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 LH;G :
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。 lz 6 A j
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 WRyLpTr-
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