（1）call the shots 做决断 {S;/+X,
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. EPMdR66
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 u%`4;|tI
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +ysP#uAA
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \JX.)&>
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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。 I_/k J#7vj
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（3）clown around 胡闹 {2,OK=XM|
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \%ZF<sV W
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 p"XQ JUuD
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（4） cook up 虚构 i'}Z>g5D
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (HZzA7eph
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 !` -/E']/
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 hc4W|Ofj
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. lY_&P.B
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ZZXQCP6]
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )^o7%K X
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. ctg[C$<q|
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。 pdQ6/vh
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 1vF^<{%v
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. u4kg#+H
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 (8*& 42W
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 i C
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. k_c8\::p#
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 b1A8 -![
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 l'2a?1/q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I}a iy.l
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ~+GMn[h
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（10）for good 永远 6k=ink-/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Ba],ONM4k
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 * CH lg1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 PB :Lj
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [foZO&+!
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =O )dHY}
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 IaU
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. uW8LG\Z>D5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 W]UGo,
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 4D` T_l
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. v_gQCS
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。 1o;+.]B
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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 TuBl9 p'6
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]tVU$9D
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ <E(#;F^y
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Vc! ;O9dP
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /Wh}
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 }D7q)_g=
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 GB(o)I#h
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 CE$c/d[N .
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =-`}(b2N
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