（1）call the shots 做决断 = r4!V>
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. RFfIF]~3
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 #h'@5 l
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9F##F-%x
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。
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（3）clown around 胡闹 1mgLX_U 9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. rT6?!$"%.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 /@Y CA}|/
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（4） cook up 虚构 x]4Kkpqm
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. eN>0wd5{L
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ,/2LY4` 5
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 gS9>N/b|
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. h5~n 1qX
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 _GA$6#]
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. +RDJY(Y$
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。 93Yn`Av;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ${r[!0|
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. &0
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 I9
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. AR&:Q4r|
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 oh-|'5+,;h
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 i! H!;z#
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. L'A)6^d@S
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 p9[6^rj x8
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（10）for good 永远 /@oLe[Mz$
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [xlIG}e9
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 <PD?f/4 /
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 }SfbCa)UO
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. D ]03eu
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @w9 {5D4
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 '+y _\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. X` r* ob
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 eEw. 'B
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 '- PC7"o
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9";sMB} W*
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。 &9[P-w;7u
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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 Ud%s^A-qS
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. m@G i6
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 &l2TeC@;
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ja=w 5
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ,J =P,](
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 #KpY6M-H
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。 n> w`26MMp
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ixfdO\nU
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