（1）call the shots 做决断 6<sd6SM
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. yl| ?+
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 W7I.S5
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 R<$_
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. uq<k T [
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。 v"M5';ZS>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 i0`<`qSQh
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. *0 >![v
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ^Rr0)4ns
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（4） cook up 虚构 +_Nr a
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ,ra!O=d~0
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 S a5+_TW
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ? b;_T,S[
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (_S`9Z8=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 qEvHrsw},
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 M fNxd
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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. V1Yab#
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。 :1h1+b@,
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $OI 6^
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. hdky:2^3
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 nulCk33x'=
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 wQR>S>p
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. l ;"v&?
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 !u@XEN>/
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 v{%x,K56
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I9S=VFhZ`
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 \Eq,4-q
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（10）for good 永远 v+a$Xh3Y~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. u{#}Lo>B #
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 e>yPFXSk
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 (Fc \*Vn
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. E' 3=qTbiD
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 *v1M^grKd
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 YbaaX{7^
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~)5NX
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 -$W#bqvz^
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L eg)q7n
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. HgH\2QL3&
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。 !*2cK>`
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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 "R8: s
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Z Ae'lgS
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 :H9\nU1
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. MA}~bfB
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 [bE-Uu7q5P
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 gcS ?r :
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。 yT[CC >]l
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 r Ga@!^hk
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