（1）call the shots 做决断 I\NiA>c
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^P5+ _P
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 P3w]PG@
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [kdt]+'+
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. bFivHms
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。 6pkZ8Vp:
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（3）clown around 胡闹 aq ~g 54
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. *gu 4%
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ]B;GU
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（4） cook up 虚构 @agW{%R:.
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. T [mo
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 PJC[#>}
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 X~/ hv_@
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Pn )^mt
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 y`"b%P)+T
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 hFORs.L&G
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. O34'c_ f Z
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。 W "9?D
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 mZ;W$y SO
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. kV@*5yc?R
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 w(w%~;\kLP
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 D q/ _#&S
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. v#iKa+tx
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 I!(.tu6u6c
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 /0(2PVf
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. *ey<R
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 z /bJDSQ
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（10）for good 永远 ]=A=VH&
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. D#>+]}5@x
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 QcyYTg4i
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ZyE 2=w7n
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. qzv$E;zAl
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 tAD{{ GW9
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. .pNPC|XU
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ^H'zS3S
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >SJ#
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @";z?xj
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。 -a`EL]NX
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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 }Sa2s&[<
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |;q*Zy(
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 azM rY<
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. z n5
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ARYqX \-e
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 =~YmM< L
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。 +O23@G?x
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 X&._<2
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