（1）call the shots 做决断 oCz/HQoBk
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. &tj!*k'
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 4.t-i5
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /%^# 8<=|U
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4Fr
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。 N~'c _l
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（3）clown around 胡闹 c\j/k[\<
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. PEZ!n.'S
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =UWI9M*sz
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（4） cook up 虚构 I; rGD^
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. c]!V'#U
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 WH^%:4
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 5 nx 1 i
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. w``U=sfmV
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ,z=LY5_z)
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 t KXIk9e
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. SE*g;Cvg1
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。 j0q &&9/Jj
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 3u0RKLc\
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. r9?Mw06Wc5
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 U 6)#}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Lr pM\}t
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }Zp,+U*"
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 3ckclO\|>
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ,I;> aE<#
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;!Fn1|)
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 q!@4~plz
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（10）for good 永远 "" EQE >d
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. %8v\FS
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 1< ?4\?j
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 n + M <\
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ]6j{@z?{
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 , W?VhO
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Tp2.VIoQ=
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1_G^w
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ) )Za&S*<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 M"L=L5OH-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }x ,S% M-
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。 apn*,7ps65
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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 ;hq\
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Q/Rqa5LI:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 yB!dp;gM{
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. |I=T @1_D
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 -y g7;ff
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 DHRlWQox
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;kKyksxlD
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