（1）call the shots 做决断 jFtg.SD
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. RCzV5g
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ~}BJ0P(VMc
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 UL+E,=
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Bwjg#1 E
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。 $^t<9" t
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（3）clown around 胡闹 O - G1})$
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. TWUUvj`.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 )S^z+3p
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（4） cook up 虚构 R1}IeeZO?&
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. sltk@
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 5^yG2&>#
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 )o{VmXe@@
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. uJgI<l'|e3
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 LZ{YmD&6]
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 zLP],wB
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. ~z5@V5 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。 F)
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 <yZP|_
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 2B^~/T<\
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 R*087X7
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 lX"b N=E?!
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. V] rhVMA
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ;1v=||V
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _?.\Xc
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Pey //U
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ]u+M TW;
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（10）for good 永远 y0<U u
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. I:i<>kG
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 tRteyNA
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 `m%:rE,
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =+<d1W`>0
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 u, eZ6
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 V5AW&kfd
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \^&
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;UrK {>B
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "}@i +oS
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Lj8)' [K"
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。 n$4|P O$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 %(`#A.yaE
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. bg}+\/78#
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ jq(qo4~;
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 # ORO&78
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Rn-G
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 W5.Va .
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 cD2+hp|9
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。 &Yf",KcL*I
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 qaG# ;
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