（1）call the shots 做决断 pJe!~eyHm
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _Cz98VqRk
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 | X1axRO
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 \36 G``e
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. nU{Qi;0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 H0OO +MCe
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1ED7 .#g
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 IfB .2e`
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（4） cook up 虚构 M .6BFC
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. qZ>_{b0f
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -! 7Z
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Zl9
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. d`V.i6u
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 MXl_ {8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 e}{#VB<
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. *^;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Q hRz57'
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. gzh IOeY
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 c ZYvP
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 CzreX3i
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. "@VYJ7.1
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 cX1?4e8
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 M]Vi]s
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. NL|c5y<r
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（10）for good 永远 3
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Yg5o!A
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 <tZtt9j_
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?m 5"|f\
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ;TDvk ]:
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 /,~]1&?}1
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,f)+| ?wz
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 X6B, Mply
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 p3-~cr.LD
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "h1ek*(?<
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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 /#{~aCOi)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. qB@N|B b
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 QhTn 9S:D
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. t5b c Q@Y
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 @kDY c8 t9
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %/\sn<6C}
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。 =ePwGm1:c
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 R= Ig !s9
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