（1）call the shots 做决断 T!8,R{V]4
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Lx.X#n.]T
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Gd!y,n&s
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 O %OeYO69
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4oJ 0,u
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。 9Z} -%Z[,)
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（3）clown around 胡闹 2TdcZ<k}J
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. cf96z|^C
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 J=
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（4） cook up 虚构 ikUG`F%W
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 8< R#}
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 W_%Dg]l
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 %5' 6^bT
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. tks1* I$S<
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 X4gs{kx}|
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 L:7%W dyh
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. 3{CXIS
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。 p~qdkA<
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 }}<^f M
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. o l-U%J
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 G#UO>i0jy
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 O.i.<VD7
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. C1hp2CW$5/
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 0`:0m/fsU
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 !IcP O
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. af)L+%Q%R
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .^eajb`:
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（10）for good 永远 #V@[<S2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 4PR!OB
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Lc=t,=OhGe
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 w=,bF$:fIW
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. S/V%<<[>p]
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 1GE[*$vuq
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 + JsMYv
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. bZLY#g7L"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 -a !?%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !#3v<_]#d
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. *jM]:GpyoU
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。 f["c,,[
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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 1N, </<"
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. qx|~H'UuBN
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ \(C6|-:GY
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ~ 6Da M!
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. &sJ -&7YZ
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 \8g'v@$wG
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }Y:V&4DW
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。 Y'*oW+K
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 f}=>c|Do
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