（1）call the shots 做决断 1 /J=uH
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >tW#/\x{
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Q> i^s@0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 JT_ `.(
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. B LD gt~h#
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。 A6(/;+n
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（3）clown around 胡闹 *(DV\. l`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. vUM4S26"NT
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 P+/e 2Y
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（4） cook up 虚构 l2Rb\4
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. y?4 BqgB
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 A2Gevj?F$
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 XZd,&YiaG
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3)ywX&4"L
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ^k9I(f^c-_
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 F7#J LE=
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 @ 2#W #
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。 { R6 ZKB
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 1 ]b.fD
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. v`
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 _I5Y"o
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 tY4;F\e2|A
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. TOQP' /
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 c{w2Gt!
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 0LJ v '
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. S 30%)<W
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 0<@@?G
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（10）for good 永远 'TB2:W3
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _X
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 kE1TP]|
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 >fQ MXfoY
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. * \ F~[
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 d%n-[ZL
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "3Y0`&:D
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ey$&;1x#5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ab?aQ*$+
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 o?Oc7 $+u
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7 HYwLG:\~
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。 @ f3 E`8
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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 eTcd"Kd/
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. S3Jo>jXS "
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ @`9]F7h5W
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .HABNPNg(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. V(!V_Ug9.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 $/Uq0U
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 !R`{ TbN
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。 ~*];pV]A[
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 5]:U9ts#
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