（1）call the shots 做决断 84 PD`A
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @G/':N
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 $}[Tj0+:
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &&1q@m ,cP
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. [\9WqHs
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 E\M{/.4 4
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（3）clown around 胡闹 1[k~*Q S
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9JF*xXd>Q
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 id^U% 4J
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（4） cook up 虚构 \L#BAB6z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 /Vpd*obMB
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. cz_4cMgxu
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 lYd#pN N
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 nG#lr YZw
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ?e |'I"
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 rT`D@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 o3 H+.u$
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Xco$
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 C9-9cdW
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. UI~E NG
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 0XlX7Sk+
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Ow \9vf6H
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. >l$vu-k)~4
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ~L(_q]
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（10）for good 永远 PN:8 H>
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /p,D01Ws}(
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 m[^;HwJ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =J8)Z'Jr
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 .}fc*2.'
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 @C=, >+D
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. h3;Ij '
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 PMZd z>>T
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 V,qZF=} S
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^ v3 +w"2
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 }\u~He%
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. TJY$<:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 K.
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. U]sU
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4x'^? 0H@
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。 1elx~5v1.=
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 )EO/P+&
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