（1）call the shots 做决断 9
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Q'Q ^K
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 \;~>AL*
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8ARpjYZP
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. a`}HFHm\2,
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。 u(P
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（3）clown around 胡闹 H}d&>!\}F
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. TMbj]Mso
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 VE!h!`<k
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（4） cook up 虚构 (URWi caB
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. |<OZa;c+
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 r>5,U:6Q/
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 6j0!$q^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. R/iXO~/"J
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 l = #uy
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 #=h~Lr'UH
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. 0^4Tem@
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。 2x0[@cT i?
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 J 5~bs* a8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Y~,N,>nITu
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 .(D-vkz'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 lO[[iMH l<
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7D<M\l8G
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 -B'<*Y
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7aS`S F
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. so1%
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 sRqFsj}3e
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（10）for good 永远 h",kA(+P
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ry0P\wY}
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 NLRgL'+F
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 NvY%sx,
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :T.j;~
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 T|[zk.8=E
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 bejvw?)S.
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. f!AcBfaLr
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 R^4JM,v9x`
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 K_; '-B
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _NA[g:DZ&O
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。 <'f+ nC=2
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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 DAa??/,x7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 5 o- WA1
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ):-\TVz~
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 A%(t' z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. EdR1W~JZ
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 SHWD@WLE4
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 AUBZ7*VO
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。 WTK )SKa,.
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 cHP~J%&L
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