（1）call the shots 做决断 w]] 8 dz
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. DP3PYJ%+B
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 =~=*&I4Dp
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 d4?Mi2/jF
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 22.8PO0
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。 Bs O+NP
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（3）clown around 胡闹 FLGk?.x$\
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. f pFhn
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ;xzUE`uUfJ
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（4） cook up 虚构 1+}{8D_F
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <})2#sZO!
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ~])t 6i
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @Ub"5Fl4
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 J/[=p<I)
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 g K[YQXfTy
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. @te!Jgu{
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}cJ]`[
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $sho asSuI
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. :9^;Qv*
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 &(xH$htv1
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 L{h%f4Du#
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. A29gz:F(
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 |j#C| V%kV
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 F.w 5S!5Q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .HkL2m
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ?TU }~}
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（10）for good 永远 9J9) AV
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. sB c
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Q\
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 <gJU?$
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?kB2iU_f+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 W9D86] 3Y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 j^^Ap
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =jX8 .K4]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 1:f9J
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }>VG~u8
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ,PWgH$+
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 v" OY 1<8
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 fO0XA"=
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2@%$;.
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ <iH`rP#
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 2\7`/,U6
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. rzh#CnL3
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 pO ml8SQf
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?i06f,-
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。 `eIenA
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 W!6qqi{
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