（1）call the shots 做决断 4u+0 )<
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _ ,/~P)
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Nd&UWk^
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Keem \/
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ZJ.an%4
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。 SMzq,?-`
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（3）clown around 胡闹 <'N:K@Cs
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. </u=<^i re
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 *QV"o{V
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（4） cook up 虚构 z+- o}i
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %"eR0Lj+zq
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 %D5F7wB
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 P-3f51 Q
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =1@LMIi5x
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 LD1&8kJ*l
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ^3 9lUKL
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. c+
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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。 AV7#,+p%G
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 *UJ4\
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. }>d
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 }}i'8
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 *} ?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. n,2
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 _TGs .t
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 igW* {)h3
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. -%@ah:iJ
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 5doi4b>]!
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（10）for good 永远 tW/g0lC %
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8| )^m[c&
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 @XXPJq;J
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 gWzslgO6
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. n:P:im?,y*
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 h<TZJCt
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 (:HT|gK oE
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +{RTz)e?*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 23WrJM!2N
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }\Rmwm-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "~^0
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。 ir/uHN@
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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 <|jh3Hlp
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. <r.QS[:h
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ )*>wa%[-q
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 \yC /OLXq
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0o"aSCq8t
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 W(R~K -
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 | @$I<
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。 ao"2kqa)r
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 >ItT269G
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