（1）call the shots 做决断 UI w6~a3E
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^kj%Ekt7
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ` #N7ym;s@
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 \[x4
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1Aa=&B2
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。 ^kp u9H
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（3）clown around 胡闹 @BXV>U2B{
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. h%@#jvh?4
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 aMjCqu05
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（4） cook up 虚构 (tP^F)}e5
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. rW3fd.;kss
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 D$c4's `5
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 S b3@7^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. bga2{<VF
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 O k~\
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 V|fs"H Y
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. lq!l{[ Xp
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。 u5FlT3hY.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ,!4 (B1@
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. C zvi':
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 _sCpyu
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 *l^%7W rk
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. < tg>1,C
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 bXiT}5 mJU
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 b
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [ nlW}1)46
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（10）for good 永远 cf0D q ~G
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. UpS`KgF"v
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 L% JmdY;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 3say&|kJ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. u# Qd `@p
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 d1#;>MiU
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 yg gQ4y6
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 7 P Z0
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _S# uxgL<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >_]j{}~\k
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2, ` =i
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。 l M5Xw
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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 FHI` /
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. o+(.P b
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ W9?Vh {w
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |[?"$g9v
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. { CkxUec
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 hX]vZR&R
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 : \w\K:
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。 Dm[4`p@IY\
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ~w' M8(
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