（1）call the shots 做决断 opIbs7k-
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Fi8#r)G.
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 T*1 `MIkv
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 o,yZ1"
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /D~MHO{
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。 ir<K"w i(2
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（3）clown around 胡闹 &6O0h0V y
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \Y$ @$)
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 D:=Q)Uh0I
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（4） cook up 虚构 [~5<[ 'G
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. t 2Y2v2 J
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 w:3CWF4q]
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 =IEei{
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. XGcl9FaO}
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 w|[{xn^R
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 P
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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. =u<jxV9
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。 q]rqFP0C
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ZxoAf;U~
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @!KG;d:l
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 shuoEeoo
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 >k9W+mk
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5J2tR6u-(
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 L
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 W8N__
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :Oh*Q(>
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 (X/dP ~
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（10）for good 永远 XJ6=Hg4_O
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. N?l
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 5c 6 9M5
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Y*-dUJK-`
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,tl(\4n
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 PM8*/4Cu.5
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 $0,lE+7*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~v V+)KI
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 5-! Zm]
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 u,`cmyZ
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. q vGP$g
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。 =v6qr~
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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 v<:/u(i
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %ou@Y`
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ <G /a-Z
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Rc#c^F<
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?X nKK w\
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 f"aqg/l
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。 Jl@YBzDfF
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 q 1~3T;Il
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