（1）call the shots 做决断 @jMo/kO/A
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. uaKb qX
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 V( 0Y
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8,RqhT)2#
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. H*3u]Ebh
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。 G:l hrT{
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Nb_ Glf
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. mr G?5.7W
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 w ~crj$ UM
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（4） cook up 虚构 tK{#kApHGG
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <zvtQ^{]
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 _4SZ9yu
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1(# H%
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _:tS-Mx@5
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 |4j6}g\
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 (0LA. aBIf
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. 's a)_?Hy
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。 B= E/|J</
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Vb J E zl
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^z, B}Nz
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 S["r
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 CW8YNJ'
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. AU%Yr 6
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 5?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 :]Om4Q\-#
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. eS
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 upk_;ae
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（10）for good 永远 40].:9VG
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. udr|6EjD.
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 s/11 TgJ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 N!dBF t"
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. iS.gN&\z^
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 9yTkZ`M28
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 mA,{E-T
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. f8r7 SFwUv
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +/mCYI
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @RuMo"j s
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. AOcUr)
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。 >< S2o%u~
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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 DQV9 =
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. &1 yErGXC
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Y*#TfWv:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 8JR&s
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :ntAU2)H
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 # FRm<9/j
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \21Gg%W5AE
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。 LqJV
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 S-Vxlku]
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