（1）call the shots 做决断 1 \aTA,
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. l.g.O>1
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ;34p
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 :qB|~"9O
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. R6;#+ 1D
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。 Z.Dg=>G]
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Dyo^O=0c
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. W,80deT
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 eYlI };
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~a_X
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @b., pwZF
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 KDGrX[L:6
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 /hVwrt(
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. jC}HNiM78
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 E 11C@%
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 (5th
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. ='qVwM['
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。 Hsv)]
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 IDos4nM27]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. $$o(
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 q I~ *G3
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Jn | i!
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. BgdUG:;&
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 kFmtE
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 QZ;DZMP
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #l:
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ErJ@$&7
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（10）for good 永远 X2% (=B
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. W 1)<!nwA
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 W+"^! p|
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 SVd@-
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >35w"a7S
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 OQ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 qAbmQ{|w
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. eu_ZsseZ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ]sVWQj
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8{i}^.p
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?r8hl.Z>
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 X?< L<:.
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 @b^$h:H
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. l ic-68T
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ HOPy&Fp
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 r[;d.3jtP
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. X;)/<:mX
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 yx4pQL7
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Pz:,de~5Qm
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。 k[a<KbS
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ~a ` xI
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