（1）call the shots 做决断 *gM,x4 Y
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ~$&:NB1~q
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 \i fK~?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5q(]1|Se i
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. |P ,zGy
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。 !^)wPmk
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（3）clown around 胡闹 o [bE
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. s FQ4O- SM
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 M1/M}~
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~|y^\U@
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }pl]9
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 yyY~ *Le
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 *PSvHXNi
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. V- K L%
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 b H\'uaJ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 (~j,mk
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. &=F-moDD
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。 zb>f;[
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 3I9T|wQ-]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. PGPISrf
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 8)^B32
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 +Dx1/I
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. j[ J 5y#
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 YG0Px Zmi
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 w5F4"nl#O}
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _BZ1Vnv
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 CQ6'b,L&
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（10）for good 永远 q"gqO%Wb|
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {]wIM^$6+
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ~7dM!g{W
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 A}t %;V2
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. o! aLZ3#X
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ~bdv_|k
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {>8Pl2J
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 z%(Fo2)^
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &+mV7o
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. V ]79vC
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。 ifXW
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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 j|:dYt`WM
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. r55qmPhg
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >_XO c
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `NBbTQtgO
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 A_!QrM
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >T<6fpXuk2
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。 WfTD7?\dw
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 y n SBVb!)
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