（1）call the shots 做决断 X/`#5<x
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. t6<sNz F&
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 /XWPN(JC?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5C Y@R
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. *! r\GGb
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。 :Fi%Cef|
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（3）clown around 胡闹 xY\*L:TwW
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. h9Tf@]W
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Y2=Brtc[@
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（4） cook up 虚构 F(K H-
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. BDRYip[Sa
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }Ke}rM<
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 [}9XHhY1O=
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +2;#9aa
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 YmO" EWb
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {0A[v}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. b2}QoJ@`
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。 #czyr@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 :]u}x Dv3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6PzN>+t^y
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 7/^TwNsv
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 z~}StCH(
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7+D'W 7Yx
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 j^aQ>(t(9
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 GqIvvnw@f
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _ pH6uu B
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 skR, M=F~
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（10）for good 永远 :b M$;
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /v
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 80 s~ae;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 3I>S:|=K
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. (v'lb!j^#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 _Y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 l|ZzG4]+l
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9?}rp A`P
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 0>~6Z
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 - ;@5Ua1uf
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. t5X^(@q4N
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。 CJ}@R.Zy
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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 U3_yE vZ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. }<\65 B$1
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 3f:1D=f
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0IPhVG~#
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 t7!>5e)C}
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ZB^4 (F')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。 :|m~<'g
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 LG& Q>pt.
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