（1）call the shots 做决断 diGPTV-?$
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;dNKe.`Dg
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 cR K1JxU
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 4}Y2
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :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。 ~%B^`s
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（3）clown around 胡闹 u!];RHOp|
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1p<m>s=D=e
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Tz]t.]!&E
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（4） cook up 虚构 S.aSNH<
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3@*J=LGhKc
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^i2W=A'P
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 x-+Hy\^@|
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %%}U
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 %vDN{%h8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |vw0:\/ H
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. &aqF ||v%)
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。 x-, +skZs
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 >&7K|$y.J
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. (4L XoNT
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 F?? })YX
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Lqb9gUJ:U
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. V<Q''% k
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 D.9qxM"Z>
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }9 <pLk
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. N ?TXPY
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（10）for good 永远 kHygif
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. U}<5%"!;
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 W+d=BnOa8
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 |*ss`W7F,2
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 , RjE?M%
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !_C*2+f
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2CcUClP$
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Z" j #kaXA
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. DSjE oWj
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。 wV8_O )[
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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 0z &]imU
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ""$vaqt
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 1T&N U
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 U )kl !
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. O|%03q(
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 S$#"bK/ p^
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。 8/W(jVO(-
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 %Q,6 sH#
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