（1）call the shots 做决断 wG5RN;`V
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. h(Ed%
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ':D&c
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /dt!J
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. L5 9oh
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。 |ozoc"'
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（3）clown around 胡闹 z L'IN)7MU
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. % D(prA_w
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ""3m!qn#
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（4） cook up 虚构 WWW#s gM%
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. { $/Fk6qr
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 >JPJ%~y
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 M#]|$\v(
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1L8ULxi_?]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 !u4Z0 !Ll
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9C}aX }`
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. 4c[)}8\
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。 t!~YO'<dS
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 &17 ,]# 3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. t"/"Ge# a
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 WG/J4H`Od
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 c4> s E[]
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. .xkV#ol
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 #r.` V!=
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 y F5
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ht3T{ 4qCS
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 B9I Xa;
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（10）for good 永远 N~;
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hL bT\J`I
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 zc/ %1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 QHs:=i~VH
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &1 E~ \8U
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 MIlCUk
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 &lPBqw
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Kwl qi]~
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 @y0bU*v7
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 B_"OA3d_
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. qIGu#zX W
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。 jUJT cL
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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 r` `i C5Ii
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. AqbT{,3yW
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ #Emff VtY
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 hG~]~ )
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. cxD}t'T
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Stw+Dm\!
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 =F %wlzF:
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。 B2G5h baA
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 +# RlX3P
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