（1）call the shots 做决断 %v1*D^))
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. lyrwm{&
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 o|c"W}W
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 F5f1j]c
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {]:B80I;2
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。 ^]?Yd )v
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（3）clown around 胡闹 J~rjI24
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \b|Q `)TK
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 |0a GX]Y
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（4） cook up 虚构 <<9Y=%C+
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3 p9LVa
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 I}7= \S/@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ?anK SGfj
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ),+u>Os&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 I'16-
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 D
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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. 3` \) Qm
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。 Z~Z+Yt;,9a
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 6dX l ny1H
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. h2Jdcr#@FF
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 } T<oL vS
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 de?lO ;8
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. < \S
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 DM@&=c
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Z8 _Q Kw>
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. x<e-%HB*-
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 IpMZ{kJlv`
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（10）for good 永远 ^5![tTJ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ]gGCy '*)
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 $5m_ )]w4a
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 s_ N]$3'[E
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. T~'9p `IW
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 vdN0YCXG
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 o+Kh2;$)
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;P4tqY@
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 N8: &v
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *Ad7GG1/u
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -a$7b;gF
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。 XZ8;Ow=
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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 tpi> $:e
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. zE NlL
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ (" >gLr
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 s%R'c_cGZ
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~h*p A8^L
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 U1^R+ *yp
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 S4Vv _k-&
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。 sZhl.[&zo
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 NTtRz(
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