（1）call the shots 做决断 td\'BV
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. QF9$SCmv
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 T6Ks ]6m_
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 vB1nj<]&z
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. E sx`UG|
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。 1|xo4fmV
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（3）clown around 胡闹 /7p1 y v
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. F`JW& r\
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 m15> ^i^W
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（4） cook up 虚构 ) >8 k8E
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 7xjihl3
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Q(ec>+oi
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 u13v@<HGc
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %Y<3v \`_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *K2fp=Ns
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 jK-usn
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. : tcqb2p
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。 ]:F?k# c
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. /^9yncG;>
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 J#*R]LU|
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 RL~]mI !U
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. WiC JhVF3
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 e?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 <-Q0s%mNj,
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. &Y|AX2KUC
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 jv'q :uA ^
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（10）for good 永远 | FxTP&8~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <CY<-H
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 s.9_/ cFWB
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 +a}>cAj*
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. !S5_+.U#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 mUjM5ceAXO
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 $ J)2E g
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. f4r) g2Zb[
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 T~b6Zu6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 qASV\
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !0!r}#P
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。 gWpG-RL0
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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 +o^sm '$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. h ; S?
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Spt;m0W90
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Q _ M:v
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. fi;00 >y
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 4]mAV\1
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )M E'qA3K
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。 w-?|6I}T
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Cso-WG,
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