（1）call the shots 做决断 _ ;_NM5
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. B (dq$+4
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 *Z"(K\1TH
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 K3^N_^H
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Ot_ xeg;7
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 P(za8l>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 t6O/Q0_
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. `;!v<@:i2
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 iw^(3FcP@C
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（4） cook up 虚构 QA&BNG
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. c o!#.
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 i<nUp1r(
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 W.AN0N
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. fhp][)g;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ~;0J 4hR
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 n/5)}( }K
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. HLcK d`$/
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"Ox{~W
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ,kKMUshBi
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. |JW-P`tL0
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 3M{/9rR[
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 0SBiMTm
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. QeVM9br)m
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 T6ajWUw
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 4#m"t?6!
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;F;`y),
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 \^+=vO;A
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（10）for good 永远 2*K _RMr~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7.PG*q
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 wZm=h8d
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 lT3, G#(
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,#42ebGHR
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ~cSOni`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 cO"7wgg
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;Qc_Tf=,
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 NQ@."8
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 JYB<};,
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. vH +QI
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。 "[(I*
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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 5h^U ]Y#
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. MNKB4C8 >
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ l1\/ `
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 bq xbOQd
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ^MesP:[2
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 bb6J$NR
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 gekW&tRie
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。 b"y][5VE
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。
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