（1）call the shots 做决断 A5]yC\*zt
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8!@}\ 6qM
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 BN &}g}N
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /FC(d5I
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8HH R
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。 ={;+0Wjb8
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（3）clown around 胡闹 W5~!)Ec
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?{5}3a bB`
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 L {&=SR.
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（4） cook up 虚构 {z;4t&5
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. " SP6o
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 =^_a2_B Bl
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. G2+ gEg
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 {vZAOz7#
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 d\tY-X3
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. F V,aQ#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 -})zRL0!'
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. K@
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 %L
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %Y5F@=>&
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 f&RjvVP?s
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]D=fvvST
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )%f]P<kq6
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 "V`DhOG&
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（10）for good 永远 T=@Ygj k
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /W LZyT2
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 i&DUlmt)f
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 N|ZGc{?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 'T3xZ?*q=
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 w* o2lg9
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !-
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4mpcI
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 DZEq(>mn
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #uCfXJ-
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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 hJz]N$@W
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Ai5+ ;8z+
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ,06 8IEs
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. TqOH (= {
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 uK1VFW
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。 Rtl 1eJ-
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Y4X`(\A
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