（1）call the shots 做决断 YJ&K0 %R
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. f.o,VVYi
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 {\ ?zqIM
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 g]z[!&%Ahs
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. iZVMDJ?(Z]
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。 U~mv1V^.
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（3）clown around 胡闹 tkG0xRH
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. bs%lMa.o
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 q]\bJV^/U
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（4） cook up 虚构 fCMH<}w
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. .=VtMi$n
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 e*Gm()Vu,
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 t ._PS3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. M@>EZ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 btfjmR<Tp
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 K$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. `FP)-^A8
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。 Q e!Q
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 da[u@eNrnX
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. uh~ /ybR
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 q>~\w1%}a\
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Y}bJN%M
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. RsYn6ozb
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 +7jr ]kP9
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +P7A`{Ae
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _)7dy2%{q
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ;B Eg"cm
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（10）for good 永远 JeR8Mb
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Ufz& 2
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 LiyEF&_u
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 S^GB\uJ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 0x }8}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 H<M
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 o@`&
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [mSK!Y@u
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 jhWNMu
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 > -Qg4%m
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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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。 ^N!l$&=
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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 7 4 c1 i
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. nb :J"
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Ul?Ha{ W
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 S8O^^jJq;
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .wrNRU7s
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 T,72I
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 rSIb1zJ
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。 !*:Zcg?7n
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ,`/J1(\ nd
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