（1）call the shots 做决断 P@9t;dZN
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [uI|DUlI6o
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 <})2#sZO!
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 QN pqdwu%h
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 5 u*-L_
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。 JV]^ zW
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（3）clown around 胡闹 [%77bv85.G
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. &(xH$htv1
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 4c l\^ yD
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（4） cook up 虚构
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. E0MGRI"me
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 (2:/8 \_P
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 <8d^^0
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. y 0'Rmk,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 e^< #53!
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 p; tVn{u
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. }>VG~u8
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 &?*V0luP)
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9Hc$G{[a
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. &!/}Qp
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 -3;*K4z$/
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 %2XHNW
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. t4-pM1]1_
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 +YqZ ((
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 fp[|M
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~ ; -! n;
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 )FpZPdN+h
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（10）for good 永远 O'W0q;rT
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. K)\M5id]
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 mw='dFt
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ) *,5"CO
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 J,AR5@)1
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 /ew
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Vv8jEZ8
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 OujCb^Rm
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 dO4{|( z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Oh'Y0_oB>
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。 T`Mf]s)*
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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 &9"-`-[e:
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. l"2OP6d
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 tWoh''@#
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. kjtjw1\o
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 tX"Th'Qi
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。 "B8"_D&
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 R#DwF,
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