（1）call the shots 做决断 <De3mZb
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \ /x)BE,
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 6ljRV)
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qqz,~EhC
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `1[ Sv"
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。
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（3）clown around 胡闹 yTq(x4 ]
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. kj<D 4)
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 g.`t !6Hc
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（4） cook up 虚构 :)+@qxTy
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 oZ*=7u
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }Nd`;d
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Q
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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。 ;SlS!6.W-
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 VATXsD
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| Nw :
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。 abJ@>7V
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 jFPE>F7-M
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. F)<G]i8n~
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 h2/1S{/n]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 + k(3+b$S-
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 9^
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ~a8G 5M
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Pguyf2/w
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ixJ20A 7
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 +v[$lh+
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（10）for good 永远 eI =Y~jy
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. c[d'1=Qiy
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 sWZtbW;)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 :86luLFm
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. l"pz
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 j2{,1h j
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. l]kl V+9t
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 I ;11j
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 O"s`-OM;n
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^* /v,+01f
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。 3W0E6H"
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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 3RH# e1Y
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f { 4G
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ v[yTk[zd0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 U0bE B
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4-nr_
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6q uWO2x
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。 [TfV2j* e
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 s3E~X
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