（1）call the shots 做决断 <~zPt &C]V
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. vP%}X EF
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 PJPKn0,W
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 \U>|^$4 #5
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. G_ ` Ae%'h
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 |RL\2j|
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（3）clown around 胡闹 i GN6'm`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. EE-wi@
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ^p~QHS/
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（4） cook up 虚构 P)O:lYX
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 +DaKP)H \:
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 %c@PTpAM
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. bwI"V &*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 +ryB*nT
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Z^Yy
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例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 2U3 e !V
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 =>XjChM
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 >T)tAZ? WK
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @F/,~|{iM
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 2({| LQqk
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 <}G/x*N
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. rv c%[HfW;
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 1DlXsup&?#
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 UrO& K]Z
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. S`Z[MNY
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 NA$%Up
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（10）for good 永远 *z};&UsF{
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. I|wC`VgB
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 B`YD>oCN
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 -2j[;kgt}
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. s4j ]kH
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ~x^Ra8A
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 qP-_xpu]R
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. sL,|+>7T^M
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 #pyFIUr=w
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Y`3\Z6KlV
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [+L!c}#
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。 RKZBI?@4
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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 fm D~f
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +BDW1%
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ $)$ _}^.k
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 E;, __
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. -d-xsP}
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 T[<554
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _5S||TuN S
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。 [930=rF*
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 9z `72(
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