（1）call the shots 做决断 !3]}3jZ.
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %!_okf
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 IhIPy~Hgt
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 J|vriI;
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Qyn~Vu43
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。 7#\\Ava$T
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（3）clown around 胡闹 rlQ4+~
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^pAgo B
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 i+`N0!8lY
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（4） cook up 虚构 La$*)qD,
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :C%cnU;N
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 4g ^nhJP$
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Qw &It
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ?Q`u \G3.m
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 u$A*Vsmr
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z:
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例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. *|Cmm>z"7
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 :?LUv: G
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 @@&([f
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. n\ l$R!zr
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 LV$@J
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 7od6`k
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %hEhZW{:
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 cr;\;Ta_!W
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]{mz %\
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. w 0V =49
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 y$J M=f$
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（10）for good 永远 I- =H;6w7
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. c:%ll&Xtn
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }p2YRTH x
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 P5vxQR_*lc
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. @j|B1:O
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 j?5s/
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 !N, Oe<
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0vu$dxb[
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 zn NJ ?
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 I2 U/ \
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "JHd F&
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 rD7L==Ld
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 _ {d0Nm
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. r `t|}m
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ WH@CH4WM
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ]VarO'
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4 w$f-
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 s]tBd !~
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `pB]_"b
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。 R~=_,JUW
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 !!jitFHzb
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