（1）call the shots 做决断 6A5.n?B{
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |zfFB7}v
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 \6 APU7S
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Gl w|*{$
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. MW +DqT.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。 YZOwr72VL
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（3）clown around 胡闹 =bJ$>Djp
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }D)eS |B
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 3I}AA.h'00
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（4） cook up 虚构 0)h.[O8@>
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {U3jJ#K
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 \pK&gdw
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 /{8Y,pZbu
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @##}zku
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4mp)v*z
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 zCA8}](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. t xnH~;(
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。 t'W6Fmwkx
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 8R\6hYJ%F
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [D+PDR
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 GadY#]}(
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ]x8Y]wAU&{
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +U,t*U4,
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ]
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 $?:IRgAr
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .@mZG<vg
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 s/~[/2[bnf
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（10）for good 永远 zn = pm#L
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. t W
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 s 2N'Ip
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 @pv:uON\
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?Y\WSI? i
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 :u=y7 [I
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Z(4/;v <CT
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 j&A9
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 MxGQM>
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. a>8] +@
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。 d^IX(y* $
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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 Lnn^j#n
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. PeEaF@#k
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ *C F80DJ
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 F [-D
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @c8RlW/A
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ^Vh^Z)gGi
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "AMw o(Yi
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。 bfJ<~ss/
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 [!KsAsmk
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