（1）call the shots 做决断 g 0=Q>TzY
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. +a@:?=hc
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 2!UNFv#=$
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 \1 ^qfw
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. N.j? :
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。 ~\0uy3%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 O-5s}RT
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^N{L au
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 +x?_\?&Ks
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（4） cook up 虚构 ]yR0"<W^xO
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 'Dh+v3O
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 N sUFM
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 @(;zU~l/
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. yP&SA+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 GQU 9UXe
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |?a 4Nl ?
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. z3 zN^ZT
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。 )isJ^ *6y
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 X?RnP3t~
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. kO1.27D
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;PBybR W
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 2f;fdzjk8K
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }!^/<|$=
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ]["=K!la:
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 N*dO'ol
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. m/2LwN
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 9`3%o9V9Y
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（10）for good 永远 a N87 ^ [
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Do&em8i
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 6b-j
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 A; pVi;7
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. %J_`-\)"{~
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 b IS 3
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 @kq~q;F
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. c[/h7!/aH
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 qac4GZ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 GMY"*J<E
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ~"oxytJ
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。 71n I`.Z
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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 4h|48</
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]3+xJz~=
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ j 'z}m+_?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 G=[ =[o\
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. i2PPVT
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ql|ksios
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 !,f#oCL
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。 m{U+aqAQK
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^'UJ&UfX
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