（1）call the shots 做决断 \(C_t1
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :V%XEN)
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 UO&
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 3']yjj(gHr
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ^r7-|
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。 J: YFy-[w(
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（3）clown around 胡闹 | Ki\Q3O1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. IkU:D"n7
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 I#]$H#}Av
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（4） cook up 虚构 8qEK6-
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 8G>;X;W
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 mkC v
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ?T\m
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. l"\W] 'T:r
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 \gh`P S-B
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 u= | hRTD=
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. Daa2.*
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。 NC*h7
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 LN8V&'>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3zO'=g wJ
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 0aMw
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 '~^3 =[Z
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. *j,5TO-j
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 g2=5IU<
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 fR>(b?C
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ldJ:A*/M6
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 E47U &xL
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（10）for good 永远 QOECpk-
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 3q=A35*LT>
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 `};8
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 %5=Xs zS
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. D cN s`2
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 G_wzUk=L
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 mW_<c,3D.
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /"t*gN=wrF
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 x,\PV>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 GdqT4a\S
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. PNSZ
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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。 -ISI!EU$
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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 silTL _$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. xGQ958@
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ eCY gi7?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 [~;#]az
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :@TfhQV_=Q
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 x}G["ZU}v]
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &)Fp
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。 Oj# nF@U
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 a.a5qwG
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