（1）call the shots 做决断 ],H1
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. #>MO]
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 87&KQ_
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 3"HGEUqA
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ( [K2:n\
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。 J(3gT }z-
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（3）clown around 胡闹 m OwWg
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ._8xY$l$
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 i5ajM,i/K
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（4） cook up 虚构 D{ Hh#x8Y
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \f8P`oET~
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 >cGh| _9
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ^4y(pcD
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. D[?k ,*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 %RCl+hOP.h
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 < fojX\}3
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. NB|RZf9 M
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。 p? J ~'
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 m;;0 Cl
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Ov0O#`
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Pg!;o=
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &=+cov(3
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. rW=k%#
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 h"RP>fZt
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. v!pj v%
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 )[@YH E5g
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（10）for good 永远 * zw
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. uQ)JC 7b\
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 [*Aqy76Qa
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 =sUl`L+w,L
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #Lhj0M;a
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 xN{"%>Mx
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 RpmBP[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /el["l
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 0gwm gc/#
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Z uFV tW@
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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 @^y?Bh9jQ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. O $<%z[
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 &0th1-OP_
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. I\Gp9w0f
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 1{hoO<CJ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ; $ ?jR
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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。 #^4>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。 fbzKO^Ub
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