（1）call the shots 做决断 )Bw}T
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. w]O [{3"
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 UI%Z`. &
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ``:+*4e9
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. kVe4 #LT
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。 U]A JWC6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 D mtCEKa
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Kg6[
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 4^(aG7
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（4） cook up 虚构 hZ`< ID
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /P%OXn$i/
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 WR ov7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 L E}V{%)xD
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. = n<Lbl(7
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 giYlLJA*}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 H@!]5 <:9
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. b[KZJLZ )
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。 e);`hNLih
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 lG5KZ[/Or
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 8+@j %l j
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ]{ |
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ,GF]+nI89
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =}g-N)^
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 UR~ s\m
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 q ;"/i*+3
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. H/U.Bg 4
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 _#K?yP?
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（10）for good 永远 [vqf hpz
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Du #>y!
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 $5:I~ -mx
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 mw&'@M_(7
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. B$M4f7
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 d$^ @$E2 f
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 SQ&}18Z~
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 6 2#@Y-5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >n3ig~0d
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2H1
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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. *q"1I9zvT
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。 0avtfQ +f
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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 @?>5~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. z\"9T?zoo
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 SAiaC _
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. d3\KUR^
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 :} 2T of2
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &c} 2[=
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。 I@5$ <SN
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 -Kw7!
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