（1）call the shots 做决断 6se[>'5
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,UT :wpc^i
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 $4C siZ6
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 *U,W4>(B
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. S }G3h a
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。 F
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（3）clown around 胡闹 =\jPnov!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Zr!CT5C5
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 te3\MSv;O
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（4） cook up 虚构 _cc9+o
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. wqQrby<
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 rY=d NK]d
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 N?%FVF
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. kgF x
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /T<,v R
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
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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. l\ =He
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。 Ot!*,%sjQ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 6~8X/
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. $olITe"$g
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 G9c2kX.Bf
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 -hO[^^i9
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ='.G,aJ9
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 -~=:tn)0
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 NK(; -~{P
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. X& Pj
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 PKNpR
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（10）for good 永远 uI&<H T?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. IlP@a[:_
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0p \,}t\E
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 5sF?0P;ln
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. x4S0C[k
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 l`<u\],
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 OD1>s6uA7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. G2_l}q~
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [yfi:|n1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0VlB7oF
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. y{uN+QS
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。 vEb_z[gd
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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!T\qDi
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]g0\3A
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ \bWo"Yo
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 dI9u: -
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. dpcFS0
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 S"joXmJ/-C
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 J*'#!
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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。 )3KQ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :k.C|V!W
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