（1）call the shots 做决断 j9l32<h7]
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. r/HTkXs I
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 >^G V
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 L AH">E
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @0]WMI9B"B
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。 :~#)Xa0I
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（3）clown around 胡闹 AI|+*amTd
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. aKWxL e
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 @d^Z^H*Y v
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（4） cook up 虚构 \$*CXjh3G
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &$
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 x^ EW'-a
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 I:G8B5{J
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. s\pukpf@
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 `:*2TLxIk
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `lWGwFg 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. x\(#
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。 2 l+L96
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 2#sFY/@
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. pGjwI3_K
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 1*2ycfa
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 R54ae:8
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4\u `M R
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 z<%bNnSO
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 t(6] j#5
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. hTzj{}w
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 1W{ oj
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（10）for good 永远 _.Hj:nFHz
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 xc 1d[dCdp
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {$hWz (
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~`FRU/@r
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @jm +TW
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 oI/_WY[t
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. )) f@9m
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 T p?IK_
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 hmo4H3g!N
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #p>&|I
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 Lv['/!DJ|
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 ?.Vuet
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Os-Z_zSl6
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ #$xtU CqX
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 A{ T9-f@X
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2|lR@L sr
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 /~u^@@.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ocWl]h].
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。 dx AGO(
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 m_oUl(pk
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