（1）call the shots 做决断 oP4+:r)LKD
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 3` o OoKX
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 fE)o-q6Z
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 hosY`"X
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. T>b"Gj/
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。 f}*:wj
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（3）clown around 胡闹 !\BM
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. D :IG;R sc
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 M=&,+#z<V
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（4） cook up 虚构 @x743}Y\
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. QS\wtTXj
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 P zM yUv
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 k.c.7%|~;
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. RP+)sCh
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Q (q&(/
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 TXyiCS3
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. Px*<-t|R-
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。 djw\%00&#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 xYW &Mfka
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Y.tT#J^=
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 zA.0Sm
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 T* =*$%
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. U1lqg?KO
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 h9}*_qc&kV
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9 6#]P
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 7m]J7 +4
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 kQ lwl9
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（10）for good 永远 cL03V? }
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >nih:5J,ja
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 mK"s*t D
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. to,\n"$~!
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 5E~^-wX
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 @@{5]Y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. o59$v X,
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 m_Q&zp["
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 q-_!&kDK"
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^->S7[N?
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。 nu-&vX
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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 # RU8 yT
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ybJ wFZ80
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Sx e6&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #qDm)zCM
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ! d!u{1Y&
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 yzzJKucVU:
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。 YC56] Zp
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 LfFXYX^
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