（1）call the shots 做决断 s# w+^Mw$
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. kF '^!Hp
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 FW7+! A&F
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 pH#&B_S6z=
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. hM
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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>Z|7g ?
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（3）clown around 胡闹 n? "ti
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. .G+}Kn9!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 yb/<
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（4） cook up 虚构 YN] w_=
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }7hpx! s,
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 j5z, l
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 :w_F<2d0
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. !boKrSw
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ]Oc
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 iM2
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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. fEs957$
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。 `'Ta=kd3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 L:Y sAv
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ,- ]2s_
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 c Yx=8~-
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 1E$Z]5C9
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ==x3|^0y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 q^sMJ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 {N5 g52MN
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 7~\Dzcfk"P
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 NOyL Za'
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（10）for good 永远 $Fz/&;KX!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !Go(8`>
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 VK`_ Qc#B
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 CW\o >yh
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. OpxVy _5,
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 yD1*^~ loJ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 u-UUF
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. mk\U wv
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 i?=3RdP/R1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 rShi"Yw
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. fH`1 dU
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。 C *Ws6s>+z
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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
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1)_f9G R
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0IDHoN aT<
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,_NO[+5U
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 }"m@~kg=
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 CyG @
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 o*p7/KvoT
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