（1）call the shots 做决断 (Kv[~W7lb
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Jc:*X4-'
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 jja9:$#
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 og! Uq]U/y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \"5%w *vl
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（3）clown around 胡闹 #2{ } ;)
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ``K.4sG
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 -E?h^J&U
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（4） cook up 虚构 U vxJ _
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. I 4gyGg$H
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 YjoN: z`b
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 HmAA?J}
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. mS0*%[S {
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ?UQE ;0 B
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 >/eQjp?:
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. @ 4j#X
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。 {pm>F}Cwy
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 J'.U+X U
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. S_ e }>-
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 V<?t( _Y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 j^ex5A.&
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /@Y/(+DE
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 O. V!L
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ie= tM'fb
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. iw1 2x:
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（10）for good 永远 iK s/8n
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Pv +[N{
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 nkSYW]aQ1g
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 N? ky2wG
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. q;InFV3rv
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. PGOi#x
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )CSb\
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }pTy mAN
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. *U)!9 DvA
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。 h7wm xa;
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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 / ~K-0K#w
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0Zs}y\J`
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 L/_OgL]YdI
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Ir_K8 3VM
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 W]4Gs;
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9pb4!=g*
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。 % tN{
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 !gWV4vC
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