（1）call the shots 做决断 {B|)!_M#
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "=H ( \ V
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 -9)H [}.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 }3 HN $Fwo
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. xf egi$
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。 Y- YlQ ^
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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. f
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 X?f\j" v
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（4） cook up 虚构 2J;_9
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. F .h A.E
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 + PAb+E|,
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 e)BU6m%
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. >a%C'H.A9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 1buVV]*~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 i0q<,VSl$_
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. yor6h@F1
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。 0^('hS&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 q e[P'\]L
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Ah :d2*SR4
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 a'!p^/6?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 BG/Q7s-?K
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Ci9]#)"c
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 8*&|Q1`K:
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -^ceTzW+
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. \ p.eY) >
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^!A@:}t>
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（10）for good 永远 }}b &IA#
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $*$X5
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }'u0Q6Obj
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Xn6'*u>+;[
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?v,4seRuz
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 pq +~|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Ie T1Jwe
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ' *=kt
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \f4JIsZ-&
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2fFGS.l
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 8i~n;AhDs
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。 w%?6s 3
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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 M0K+ Vz=
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. \O=t5yS
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ (5h+b_eB
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |Ye%HpTTv
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~{$5JIpCm
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 kre cUpo
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 f9a_:]F
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。 3-4C GSX;X
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 cr>"LAi
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