（1）call the shots 做决断 (8(z42
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. +>5
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作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 \l leO|m
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ?iBHJ{
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2v<[XNX
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。 P!";$]+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 g3%t+>$*
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^MWfFpJV!]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 VmB/X))
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（4） cook up 虚构 W$Bx?}x($
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :8aIj_q ds
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 K9*#H(
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 _dEf@==
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 9D_4]'KG
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 2aN
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 iV71t17
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. G?/1
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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。 P
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 dR_h PBn/@
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. )N2yhdcqI
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 mlgdwM
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 /=\__$l)
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. P"u* bqk
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 :OBggb#?!
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 xZmKKKd0*
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ]IJ.}
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 l(zkMR$b8
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（10）for good 永远 nx,67u/Pb
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^\mN<z(
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 >|7&hj $
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 bah5 f
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. SJ7>*Sa(u$
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 g m],
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $zz=>BOk
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 m= fmf(
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 mcDW&jwQ
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. hv
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 N
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. m$hSL4 N
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ QbqLj>-AJ
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Zml9 ndzT
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 8N-~ .p
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 o<P%|>qX
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 K{>O. 5
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。 ^"+cJ)
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 rT}d<c Sf
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