（1）call the shots 做决断 Y$3 &?LA
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ldd|" [Ds
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 |'$E -[
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 P9Ye e!*H
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]ow$VF{y
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 dNH6%1(s]0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 k9>2d' Q
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. O$F<x,
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 mlq+Z#9
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（4） cook up 虚构 h(q,-')l_
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. z+ch-L^K4
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 %w+"MkH
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 !GB\-(
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. >
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 asDk@G cu
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 eIZ7uSl
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. ^HJ vT)e4
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。 p:*)rE
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 D hN{Y8'~
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. F#0y0|
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 m2%OX"# e
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )uj:k*`)
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7Cx*Ts $
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 U/hf?T;
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Ll "
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 >XTDN
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（10）for good 永远 <+7]EwVcn^
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. BHmmvbM#Qm
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 qDG{hvl[1r
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 |p4D!M+$7
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. g8=j{]~C
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 }> q%##<n
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #6fQ$x(F#j
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $& fP%p
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 A_h|f5
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ){-Tt`0(u
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. q m J#cmN
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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 Ly\ `
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8i
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 5
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. A_8UPGh8
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 P\j n ht
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6_G[ &
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。 yj:<3_-C*
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 /nPNHO>U
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