（1）call the shots 做决断 O<vBuD2
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. t]&.'n,
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 j)@W1I]2#
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 l4RqQ+[KA;
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~?NCmU=3
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。 !/}4_s`,
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（3）clown around 胡闹 j"jssbu}
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 8J,^O04<
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 `O7vPE
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（4） cook up 虚构 ]:f.="
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. gxhp7c182
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 C6gSj1
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 2]fTDKh
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <~|n}&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 #s~ITG #H
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 OG#^d5(
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. lZwjrU| _
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。 }P2*MrkcHB
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 E:rJi]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @C-dCC?
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 *l d)nH{
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Rc)]A&J
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. UW":&`i
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 n*GB`I*g
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 b$2=w^*
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. z \v
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 xDe ^>(,"
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（10）for good 永远 U$D:gZ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !wA nsK
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 >XZ2 w_
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 0084`&Ki
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. '0f!o&?g
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 J|xXo
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 _Nh])p-
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. oxFd@WV5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~/4j& IG
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 J*g<]P&p0
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. jGLmgJG-P
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。 6 w!qZ4$
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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 i.9}bw
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. bIT[\Q
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 1mgw 0QO
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. {{A=^rr%C
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 n kq{_;xp
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 KXTk.\c
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。 L^^f.w#m
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 1
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