（1）call the shots 做决断 XO}SPf-
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. yeA]j[ #
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 w{ P l
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 cXK.^@du
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. p
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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。 " : V@AT
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（3）clown around 胡闹 0B"_St}3D
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. w!OYH1ds]_
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 uCc 5)
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（4） cook up 虚构 vJ e c+a
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. gUme({h&|
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Y)7\h:LIg
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 XW:%YTv
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. BOv ^L?)*Z
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 WQMoAPfqL
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 b?:?"
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. G-'Cj iMu
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。 `E |>K\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $Km~x
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. x M{ SFF
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 w@H @[x
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 9&{HD
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. PNH>LT^
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 M6y|;lh''c
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 dv?t;D@p!
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }>_
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 l7 U<]i GL
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（10）for good 永远 Aa^ w {D
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0@&/W-VXg
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 zIr4!|X
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 |Rz}bsrZ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #I#_gjJkx
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 +1 c[!;'
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 l@`n4U.Gwl
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {dlG3P='`f
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 q><wzCnRu~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ={50>WXE
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. P>R u
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。 ;8w
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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 6 \? 2=dNX
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f;!L\$yKy
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ HBA|NV3.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 o; >qsn8
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. +ZkJ{r0,(
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 w I[Hoi
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 WLH ;{
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。 a!.Y@o5Ku
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 q[x|tO
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