（1）call the shots 做决断 Nge _ Ks
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (y|{^@
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 w8: F^{
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 lz\{ X
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. udtsq"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。 &RRggPx"k
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（3）clown around 胡闹 z: 9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }Bw=2 ~
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Tj*o [2mD
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（4） cook up 虚构 RI w6i?/I
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. T'i9_V{
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 seY0"ym&e
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Lv,~M f1|
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. HP|,AmVLl
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 -`wGF#}y(=
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 g*t.g@B<2
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. <kn#`w1U'
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。 R*.X bkW~
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 -qfd)A6]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. %s$ _KG !&
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 \F,? ptu
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 FU!U{qDI
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. tn qW!F~
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 U"-mLv"|
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 @SPmb o
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. x)G/YUv76
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 WP 32t@
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（10）for good 永远 aO
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &gF{<$$
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 6#N1 -@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 y$*?k0=ZX
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. f ouy??
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 {xEX_$nv
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #.9 Xkn9S
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. "$0f.F O:i
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 b_V)]>v+
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 =eac,]31
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. HLYM(Pz
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_-zk w
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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 U {>!`RN
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. q>Px
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ iCAd7=o
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 l*'8B)vN2
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. z@~1 e]%
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 \vQ_ :-A
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mqsf#'ri
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。 DVTzN(gO*~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 J\;~(:
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