（1）call the shots 做决断 r JcZ a#
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Pill |4 c<
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 st(Y{Gs
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 eP|hxqM&9
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +}!FP3KgT
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。 Csx??T_>r
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（3）clown around 胡闹 3=kw{r[2lM
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @)S d3xw[
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ?rububDT{
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（4） cook up 虚构 #N|A@B5 x
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 NpxND0
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. V% ! my[b
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 >WW5;7$
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &GLe4zEh
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. *6 P)HU@
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。 H=7Nh6v
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 H pTX6}^
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ,zH\&D $>u
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 .ID9Xd$fky
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ? $rH yI
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +^@6{1
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 0@PI=JZ%
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 @k,}>Tk
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. TP&&' 4?D1
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 \{ M/Do:
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（10）for good 永远 SB2I j',
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )Aa
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 QF`o%m I
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. d<B=p&~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 e. ksN
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. H g;; >
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 n"c3C)
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 AT]Ty
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. &C7HG^;W9
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 Ks-aJ+}
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^L;k
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =)Q0=!%-
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. mMRdnf!Uid
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2DbM48\E
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 6$^dOJ_"
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 GBsM?A:
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