（1）call the shots 做决断 wZZ t
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ]~hk6kS8Q
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Alw3\_X
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Nf1-!u7
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. k7usMVAA
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。 a-L;*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 f Iv* T[
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -4_$ln w$
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 x5 *!Wx
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（4） cook up 虚构 @/-\k*T
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. G {%L B}2
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 fNZ__gO!%
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 (0y~% J
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. WlBc.kFck
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 R`^_(y n>
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 N7R!C)!IL
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. F6 flIG&h
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。 i5,kd~%O
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9j:"J` '
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. C#Iybg
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 )gy!GK
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 D]Xsvv
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5 5c|O
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 q;>7*Y&
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 |64~ K\X
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. YcK| .Mq':
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 =h73s0 ]
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（10）for good 永远 L AAHE v
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. oj_3ZsO
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 V-L"gnd&2
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 oWo-
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |R\>@Mg#B
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ^\&e:Nkh
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !9P ';p}2
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2Jc j Zn
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Jcm&RI"{
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. JQHvz9Yg
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。 tc{s B\&-
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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 O2dW6bt
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )*x6 FfTUd
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 GKc`xIQ
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Qtv&ijFC
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 G..aiA
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Oh6fj}eK
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。 ! lc [
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 j@uOOhy
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