（1）call the shots 做决断 .>oM
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /^8t'Jjd,
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 2O^32TdS
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 V? o&])?[
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `oan,wq+
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。 f 3\w99\o
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（3）clown around 胡闹 5M]6'X6I
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2@4MC`&
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 r$Kh3EEF`E
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（4） cook up 虚构 8Q +TE;
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :hi$}xHa
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 'fX er!L}
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 d!FON i
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. jeyaT^F(
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *E$H;wKs8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 p$&_f zb
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. oF` -cyj"
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。
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ba A HP "
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. mn,=V[f
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 #`2GAM];7
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 l ,ZzB,"
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. X6n|Xq3k
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 s; ~J2h[
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 &Qz"nCvJ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I*%&)H j~
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 gDgP;i d
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（10）for good 永远 P2s^= J0@
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. cC*z j \O
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 \0xzBs1!
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 oo "JMD)
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. us(sZG
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 u~j'NOv
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 !NQf< ch
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. GIJV;7~
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 C%qtCk_cN
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *NKC \aV`0
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Y> c5: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。 0` zm>fh}
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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 bt. K<Y 0
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !!\ 4'Q[
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ,5%aP%
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. V1AEjh
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 4{1c7g
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 V_ avaE
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。 \:18Uoe7
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 P<g|y4h
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