（1）call the shots 做决断 >h~ik/|*
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. QX}JQ<8
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 PWp=} f.y
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 T YR \K
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wBw(T1VN
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。 Iy;"ht6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 jHE^d<=O^
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. %zY5'$v `
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 tUOY`]0
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（4） cook up 虚构 t OJyj49^a
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %ueD3;V
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }.8yKj^p
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 -CFy
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ; }T+ImjA
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9* 3;v;F
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 >iG3!Td)y
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. -@]b7J?`k
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 :|ah u
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Ja&S_'P[
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. &M3KJ I0L
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 yD Zm)|<.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 0:I<TJ~P
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #ucb
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 jy>?+hm?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 { fV$\^c
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ,H.5TQ#
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 h0dZr-c
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（10）for good 永远 km u`sk"
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9I<~t@q5e@
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }!Pty25j
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 =w`uZ;l$Q
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. w 2U302TZ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Gl|n }wo$
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 \k"C t zoX
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. A*/8j\{n
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 LxWd_B
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 YIgHLM(
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \ %MsG
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。 [YODyf}M>\
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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 [iO8R-N8d
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. iV#A-9
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ [\h?mlG?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 A X1!<K
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?fC9) s
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 d8 Jf3Mo
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 0m> 8
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。 ]i0=3H 2
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 6=,zkU*i ^
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