（1）call the shots 做决断 0kCo0{+n
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .?CaU
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 m4h)Wq
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _,0.h*c
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !BW!!/U
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。 jFg19C{=X
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（3）clown around 胡闹 [mwqCW&
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. c}$>UhLe
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 2HVqJib4Yn
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（4） cook up 虚构 `L$ Av9X\
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. !wE% <Fh
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 uPcx6X3]
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 > .}G[C
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @I1*b>X~<
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *`qI<]!
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 !7~4`D
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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. [E<A/_z
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。 fA?Wf[`x
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ?nu<)~r53
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. LjGLi>kI~
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 `_/1zL[
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 1$# r)S[*
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. G,Y ctv
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 (/&ht-~ EL
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 cuG;1,?b
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. X_JC1
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ( Ygy%O%
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（10）for good 永远 liB~vdqj
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^cW{%R>XY
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =$~x]
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2.j0pg .
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ;CL^2{
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 *2pE39
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 h\)ual_r[j
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 4K;0.W;~|
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 N/ 0Q`cQ-
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ) i39'0a
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. R. ryy
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。 P:'y}a-
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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~MWp4.
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ByWad@- 6i
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 -jT K3&5
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >i1wB!gc8
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 A}pe>j a
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 8B S$ 6Pa
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。 75Bn p9
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 z;YX 2G/{
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