（1）call the shots 做决断 %O< qw
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. I>jDM
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 n #|p R2
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ?z2k 74&M^
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Rf~? u)h1
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 {{\
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. pM^r8kIH
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 6,*o;<k[
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（4） cook up 虚构 dIUg
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. k7\h- yn{
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^q uv`d
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 iw$n*1M
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;6?VkF
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 AxOn~fZ!
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 lR9~L NK?
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. abVz/R/o
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 Y`x54_3 2
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 e"sz jY~V
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. cS'|c0 6
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Yzr|Z7r q}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )$Erfu
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. tw`{\kWG
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 `oxs;; P
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 uH 6QK\
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 0PK*ULwSN
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 3r)<:4a
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（10）for good 永远 c%|18dV
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;LBq!
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 dz6i ~&
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Ny.s
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. F`3J=AJOJ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 L0Fhjbc
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 V=@M!;'<
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. :d7tzYT ^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 M] +FTz
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 DKjkO5R\
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \ > @'wl
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。 Z?vbe}pUM
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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 0 ;b%@_E
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. aK%i =6j!
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 \s.c.c*eh;
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Y+k)d^6r
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &wlSOC')j
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,~!rn}MI<
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。 5df~] -=0Y
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7h4"5GlO0
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