（1）call the shots 做决断 :E:38q,hG
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. i(>4wK!!
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 V+V kY3
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 f pFhn
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. T3k #VNH
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。 SV2M+5#;
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ~c %hWt
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. p$PKa.Y3
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 0cJWJOj&
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（4） cook up 虚构 WJ4li@T7V
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. +\F'iAs@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 rvXWcu -"
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 T>R0T{A
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `bZ/haU}A
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. L5
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我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 E| 6VX4`+
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 il:$sd
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. dIRm q+d^
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 }>VG~u8
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 n&-qaoNl
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -Xxqm%([71
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 2\7`/,U6
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 D jN|Wr)*
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;S57w1PbVA
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 3WUT I(
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（10）for good 永远 mw='dFt
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. IuNiEtKx
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 2UFv9
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 wYQ&C{D%
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4)U.5FBk
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 V}SBuQp"
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. H
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 zJ)*Z,7
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 dO4{|( z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. S6AU[ASY.
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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 [&nh5 |f
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. tPGJ<30
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Nqrmp" ]
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. &d5ia+ #
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ^1L>l9F
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 7?kIV P1r
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。 9$ |Gfyv
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 <F.Tx $s
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