（1）call the shots 做决断 E#P#{_BR^
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. T4W20dxL7
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 p@78Xmu?q
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 .+>fD0fW7Y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. rZ,qHM
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。 L/fXP@u
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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. t5 >ma:^j
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 9z4F/tUq
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（4） cook up 虚构 r~=+>,
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. " L5w]6C4
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Vw ; iE=L
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 C+\z$/q
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %(s|
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `/1rZ#
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. pej-W/R&
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。 #_\**%,<
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 #U 0| j?!D
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. pKXSJ"Xo
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 3T(f t^~
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 At>e4t2@
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. x=0Ak'1M
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 2 G|}ENC
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 K :XXtG
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. zx)} XOYf
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（10）for good 永远 =WN8> <K!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. %D-!< )z
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 E>@]"O)=M,
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $lB!Q8a$
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "/O07l1Q<
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 #U'}g *
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 gRs @T<k2
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [)} `w;#
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 `0s3to%7
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 c&#Q`m
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. IF&edP[V
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;Dik%^tg
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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 c(Xm~
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. XR =ebl
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ U &^(%W#
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 {'P?wv
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~A/v P-
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 {niV63$m
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。 9-# =xE9'U
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =f=> buD
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