（1）call the shots 做决断 :Mh\;e
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. h7TkMt[l
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 UHU ,zgM
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @V5i
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @H~oOf
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。 `"yxmo*0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 5/h-H r
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. T{`V US/
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 j;z7T;!i
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（4） cook up 虚构 B)L0h i
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 'r\RN\PT
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 I^u ~r.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `#8k Jt
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;bg]H >$U7
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Sf.OBU1rs
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %l a1-r~
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. c?}G;$
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。 Wwg<-
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 tu* uQ:Ipk
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. PUZcb+%]h
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 v'Ehr**]+
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 *mJ#|3I<
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. = _ N[mR^
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 qnWM %k
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 o,c}L9nvt
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }S?"mg& V
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Z[] 8X@IPe
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（10）for good 永远 9%N obT
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^ E8qI8s
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 t0@AfO.'1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2fu<s^9dh
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #ley3rJW]
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 oD\t4]?E
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 yFb"2
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. |#< z\u }
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ` V [4
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 OPj NmdeS
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. DmPsE6G}
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。 pOn &D
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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 b)e;Q5Z(.
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _kMHF
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ YVgH[-`,
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 \#VWZ\M8a
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 FJCORa@?_
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Y*\h?p[,
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。 8IxIW0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 " JLE
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