（1）call the shots 做决断 We m?{kx0
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .mt^m
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 I#c(J
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 j+0.= #{??
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ZKQo#!}
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。 :uvc\|:s
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（3）clown around 胡闹 N cM3P G
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $jcz? vH
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 y:9?P~
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（4） cook up 虚构 ;MZbL)
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. D pNX66O
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 S)Mby
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 wRi~Yb?
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Cz[5Ug'V
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 FvA|1c
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 w(#:PsMo<
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 0#]!#1utg
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 2;}xN! 8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 T7s+9CE
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. C#T)@UxBZ
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 `|JI\ &z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 D/*vj|
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. - B jEL;
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 'N|2vbi<
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Uv'uqt
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P 4H*j y@?
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 nDF&EE
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（10）for good 永远
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. qb9}&'@:
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 dkE TM,
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ym[+Rw
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 37~r m
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 {#0T l
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 @_(nd57oSs
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Od*v5qT;$
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 KZi+j#7O
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 U:J /\-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -5o?#%
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。 F6~b#Jz&i
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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 p-a]"l+L
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^NcTWbs-T
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ *P&OxVz
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 MG;4M>H
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,I("x 2
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 7jhl0
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 byp.V_a}/
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。 Dy98[cL
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 kg zwlKK
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