（1）call the shots 做决断 OU=IV;V{
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [o 6<aE-
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 @d9*<>@ :
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 I`lH6hHp
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~%q e,
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。 Jq @ LZ2^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 3CL:VwoW
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2a}_|#*
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 @WUCv7U
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（4） cook up 虚构 w8zQDPVB%
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :{i mRa-
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 EE{%hGb
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 z$,hdZ]
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (VR nv
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 F<1'M#bl
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~_6rD`2cJ
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 1O{67Pf
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 RT 9|E80
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 _J`M>W)8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. '7%9Sqx
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Jx,s.Z0@7,
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 p[I gnO
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. e=C,`&s z
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ]vG)lY.=
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 g:V6 B/M&
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. R'_[RHFC
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 }zLE*b,
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（10）for good 永远 ttxOP
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hTq JDP"&F
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Cr"hu;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [:Y^ 0[2
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. {rr\hl-$
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ?/ g(Y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 f5eX%FR
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. zj}efv< e
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 w}0PtzOe
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `8*$$JC
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Y"U&3e,
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。 n+w>Qz'
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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 WbF\=;$= 7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Ro69woU
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ -R]S)Odml
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 2^:nlM{u
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5^i ^?
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 P^r8JhDJ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 p<NgT1"{
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。 (n G
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^|2qD:
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