（1）call the shots 做决断 Gf\h7)T\
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. #3qeRl
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 nFn!6,>E
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 X-HE9PT.
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. k B>F(^
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。 }aRib{L
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（3）clown around 胡闹 A Vpg
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]Orx %8QS!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 d>hv-n D
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（4） cook up 虚构 %)r ~GCd
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r+FEgSDa]
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Gc|)4c
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 @[3c1B6K
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. S\TXx79PhC
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *vaYI3{qN
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3
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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. bGWfMu=n
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。 hN'])[+V
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 XH!#_jy
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. KR aL +A
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 LQR2T5S/Q,
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 F]3Y, {/V
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 8v;^jo>ug
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 h+g\tYWGP
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. v(2N@s <%
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 J3 _aHI
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（10）for good 永远 @yuiNj .T
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. bT.q@oU
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 gN=.}$Kfu
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 n"EKVw7Y
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. @o A z
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 SB\%"nnV
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 A"V
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >7>I1
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 'Z`7/I4&
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <>3)S` C`p
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. IO+]^nY `
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。 qNEp3WY:
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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 TQ4@|S:OF
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {6'X z
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ L|'^P3#7`
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 }g}Eh>U
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. OB WWcL-
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 I_J&>}V'
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。 3"y 6|e/5
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 kU<t~+
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