（1）call the shots 做决断 jC$~m#F
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %++S;#)~
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 'HCR i Z<
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 X+<9 -]=
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @g]+$Yj
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。 mG\9Qkom|
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（3）clown around 胡闹 kmo#jITa`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ' V*}d
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 :#_k`{WG
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（4） cook up 虚构 r'_ #rl
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. w ZbT*rU
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 $sZ4r>-
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 +Z GH
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. k 6GQH@y!
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 xDSiT p=)O
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~X %cbFom=
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 2']0c
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我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 qu]a+cYY
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 = CS$c?
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. *f{ 4 _ts
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ,KF>@3f
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 zlTLp-^Y
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. SB5qm?pT8<
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 b"`fS`@/MW
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 M?hPlo"_
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. K`ygW|?gt
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 LWSy"Cs*
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（10）for good 永远 dl |$pm@x
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $P#+Y,r~\
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 2chT^3e
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 +W8#] u|
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :D>flZi
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 [nX{ sM%
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 0"+ QWh
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. R$MR|
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 K;s`
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 V \FlKC
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. f`\J%9U _O
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。 mUR[;;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 glKPjL *
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. }g%&}`%'
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 3+:NX6Ewb*
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~)X;z"y%b
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 |8x_Av0
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 j.+,c#hFo
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。 f^5sJ 0;%
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 9c1q:> |
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