（1）call the shots 做决断 {Ho _U&<
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^N ;TCn
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 k p?_ir
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Ek06=2i
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +m}D. u*cp
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。 I)3LJK
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（3）clown around 胡闹 rf^IJY[
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Bq4@I_b
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 #cD$
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（4） cook up 虚构 ]U4C2}u
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Ttb ?x<)+8
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -DZ5nx
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 E 7SmiD@)
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. n*AN/LBp
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 N^[MeG,8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ho%%voJBS
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. @O6
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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。 bWCt Rli}
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 *gwo.s
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Xe
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 h^H)p`[Gme
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 #x6w M~
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. X*)DpbWd
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 : 9>U+)%
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 .nA9irc
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ZS&+<kGD
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .q 4FGPWz
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（10）for good 永远 j->5%y
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 2R3)/bz-SV
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 -ebyW#
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 T!&VT;
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. PC,I"l
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 1NN#-U
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 >T14
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. y]k{u\2A
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 '2p,0Bk9i
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "GxQ9=Z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. N40DL_-
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。 9~r8$,e
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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 w/ID y Q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. pe\]}&
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0e'@Xo2e
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [G W;RjPE
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 A22'qgKm@
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 YO.+ 06X
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。 99Nm? $ g
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 SQG9m2
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