（1）call the shots 做决断 nuXL{ tg6
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. XzHR^^;u"*
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^J5{quV
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Fq@ o_bI
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. B*,)@ h
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。 lI 4tW=
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（3）clown around 胡闹 tqZ+2c<W3
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. NS~;{d \
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。
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（4） cook up 虚构 ,-4NSli
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. kIVQ2hmv
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 H*'1bLzq
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 >%k6k1CZ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. k~ ^4
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 MQQm3VaKS
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 W&IG,7tr
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. W n'a'
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。 { aUnOyX_
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 A^>@6d $2
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. qcS.=C j?)
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 N) H "'#-
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ZpV]X(Px(o
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7C|!Wno[;
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 IT1YF.i
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 AJ bCC
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. TI4Hu,rc
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 YV<y-,Io
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（10）for good 永远 #wI}93E
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. d+
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 _x!id f
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 N/bOl~!y
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. X.eOw>.
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 rm8Ys61\=
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 FH+X<
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. *M1GVhW(+
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 :V(LBH0
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~5f&<,p!
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \8 `7E1d
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。 >>y`ap2%V
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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 n m-
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. j
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 \Ii{sn9
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _MBhwNBxZ
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 {p +&Q|
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 xB
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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。 m/KaWrw/)
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Ghgn<YG
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