（1）call the shots 做决断 -_A0<A .
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *Q5/d9B8TN
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 l"O=x t`m{
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 .}]5y4UQ.
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. iv3NmkP1
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（3）clown around 胡闹 V" \t
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. .y[=0K:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 QiB:K Pz[
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（4） cook up 虚构 6(X(f;MEl
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 'KM@$2tK^q
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 QBDi;Xzb+
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 9G 9!=J
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ,9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 }J"}poB:
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~?S/0]?c
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. vvdC.4O
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 M%yT? R+
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 E+F!u5u
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 1 ^Ci$ra
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 E3sl"d; ~
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 i>>_ S&!9p
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. A"i40 @+
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 :/d#U:I
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 l.Qj?G
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. yv]/A<gP+
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（10）for good 永远 $)z(4E v
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 53@*GXzE
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 |*jnJWH4:
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 3S
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. RE7 I"
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 #!C/~"Y*`|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 kf.w:X "i
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. S'vrO}yU
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ->$Do$
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7s1FJm=Y/
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )t&j0`Yq
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。 $oe:km1-D
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 ( *U Mpdj
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >o%. `)Ar
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ c$bb0J%
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 b&s"x?
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Wyw/imr
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ~Wf&$p<|
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 34&n { xv
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。 @=isN'>] O
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 pma'C\b>
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