（1）call the shots 做决断 ndw7v
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. -;$nb~y
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 v,{h:
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %`e`g ^
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. M i]I:ka
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 -IadHX}]t
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（3）clown around 胡闹 >L gVj$Z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. OOok hZd`
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 /Y,r@D
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（4） cook up 虚构 zN%97q_
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. yG\UW& P
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 1]T|6N?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 e'34Pw !m
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \@K~L4>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 gw^'{b
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 +TH3&H5I_A
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. 6g"C#&{@
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。 >"%ob,c:#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 6W&_2a7*
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. \:Za[6
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ; DDe.f"
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Zsj`F9*e
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. x0A7O
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 /_)l|<k+V
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 )1lu=gc
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. z C=a3
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^
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（10）for good 永远 UX2lPgKdLz
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hJ f2o
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 E =A Vrv5T
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 n *<v]1
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .po >qb6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 o_f-GO
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 \K7t'20
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. KxIyc7.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Y.sz|u 1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 wfR&li{
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. o r 2|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。 /:Lu_)5
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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 Y/fJQ6DY
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. k_ Y~;P@
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ D z;HAyPj
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 bcH_V| 5}
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. BMFF=
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Xj@+{uvQB
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。 `)K y0&?
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;b0NGa(k
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