（1）call the shots 做决断 9* s'' =
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. O^|:q
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 bloe|o!
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 NTq#'O) f
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. K4w %XVaH
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。 =VA5!-6<Uq
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（3）clown around 胡闹 #63)I9>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2rxZN\gyL
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ;B Lw?kf
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（4） cook up 虚构 *=G~26*!V
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _#f+@)vR
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 dU4 h
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Pv-El+e!
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. h\qQ% |X
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 6?B'3~ r
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]IF
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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. 3)D' Yx
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。 MxXf.iX&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 UQ X.
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. u/s,#
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Z}X oWT2f
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 B7'rbc'
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. L>trLD1pt
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 8%+F .r
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ;FQ<4 PR$
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. @%FLT6MY
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ejF GeR
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（10）for good 永远 Xa,d"R~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. |qOoL*z
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ~]w|ULNa3|
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 hXAgT!ZD
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. J2_~iC&;s
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 &EUI
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 vk1E!T9X
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. " e-RV
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 13JZ\`ceb
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Rfx}[!<{N
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. /# FU"
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。 K|Cb6''
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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 qH=<8Iu
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. VG=mA4Dd
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ |T; ]%<O3E
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 pzcl@
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /0_^Z2
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 W"meH~[Cp
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \/8oua_)
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。 Cu $mb}@
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 xb (Cd
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