（1）call the shots 做决断 4h!yh2c..
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. VdM Ksx`r
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 @4*eH\3
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 i=n;rT
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. liP rxuP`
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。 $!9U\Au>2
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（3）clown around 胡闹 3 l~7
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1YMi4.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 n]#YL4j
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（4） cook up 虚构 kYkA^Aq
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. +1c r6a
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 GOdWc9Ta!
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 yxu7YGp%
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |khFQ(
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 h= '&^1
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 XkqsL0\
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. "6%{#TZ
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 0N!rIz
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 l^bak]9 1
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. P l'lmUR
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 E.m2- P;4
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 > V)#y$Z
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. apJXRH`
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 "})OLa
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 X{cB%to
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [AFR \{
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Xmmj.ZUr
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（10）for good 永远 [g"nu0sOK
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. NKFeN D
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 )
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 )! AH0p
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6W YVHG
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Z"Lr5'}
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Ew.6y=Ba
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {Q$8p2W
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 M<l<n$rYS
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 MX#LtCG#V
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ;8MQ'#
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。 )Dhx6xM[a
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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 /z!y[ri+J
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. J0&-UnJ
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 e:MbMj6`
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /:
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ,\+N}F^
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mmjWLrhlu
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。 ?vWF[ DRd'
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 "u sPzp5
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