（1）call the shots 做决断 X; e`y:9
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. V2WUM+`uT
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 "~ .8eKRQ
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^EnNbFI
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wFKuSd
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。 >\^N\ &
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（3）clown around 胡闹 l4R<`b\Jt
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k1~nd=p
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 JKEX YE
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（4） cook up 虚构 RZcx4fL }x
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. RPa?Nv?e
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 O=4c eE mz
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ]%vGC^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .j'@K+<45
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Z<$E.##
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6KBzlj0T+
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. N,'[:{GOY
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。 -(%ar%~Zd
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 +=,4@I%
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. s$2l"|h>B
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 i-Ge *?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 \E ? iw.}
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }uV?
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 U_ N5~#9
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 H L}sqcp
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. /:
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 T9U2j-lA?
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（10）for good 永远 lN][xnP
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 5pKvNLy.t
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 tehI!- >l
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 f3% ^-Uy*b
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. : DJ7 d
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 8R??J>h5\
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "`$'tk[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 7/U<\(V!g
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 s&QBFyKtJ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 TJ%]{%F
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. q|]0on~ ]
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。 foP>w4pB
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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 44fq1<.K
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >`rN T|rg
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 5E oWyy
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 l:5CM[mZ
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 9Sj:nn^/u
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 v ACsppa>#
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ZR01<V
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。 R6WgA@Z|r
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ]zwqG A
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