（1）call the shots 做决断 } :RT,<
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. `\ W
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^8';8+$
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 QX/X {h6
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. *%OY Asc
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。 Hyq@O 8
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（3）clown around 胡闹 I+Ncmg )>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Xx3 g3P
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 J8u{K.( *7
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（4） cook up 虚构 bVa+ kYE
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. c%AFo]H
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 L(WL,xnBy
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (xZr ]v ]U
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Ge^zX$.'
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?Y? gzD
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. (kWSK:l
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。 L25kh}Q#7
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 :mXG IRi
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ; ~Q
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 3 d*&':
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 P+)qE6\
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. &=F-moDD
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 DU5 :+"
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 [%j?.N
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. "3{#d9Gs
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 > 63)z I
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（10）for good 永远 (O)\#%,@R
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Q0zW ]a
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 {fGd:2dh
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 jOUK]>ox:
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. D A<F{n.Z:
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ?muDTD%c
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Awu $g.
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !dU9sB2
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~L- 0~
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Tub1S v>J
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。 o! aLZ3#X
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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 "z
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~bdv_|k
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 0 HGl f
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 &49u5&TiP
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. &+mV7o
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 V ]79vC
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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。 Ye9Y^+-
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 /b{o3, #.M
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