（1）call the shots 做决断 *a% PA(%6
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \-0` %k"&
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 U}0/V
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 JrAc]=
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @#tSx
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_Y }1n|7[
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（3）clown around 胡闹 dSZ#,Ea"
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5w1[KO#K|
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 X8x>oV;8
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（4） cook up 虚构 sD3|Qj;
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xH[yIfHkG@
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 __iyBa X
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 (F YJ^ o
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ( `+Z'Y
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 xlO2jSSAt
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 }aM`Jp-O
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. | ]cDz
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。 wS0bk < (
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \Agg6tY r
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. \W^+vuD8
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 8!6*|!,:?n
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 n5/Tn7hY
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3raA^d3!?
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ^b %8_?2m
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 hY 2PV7"[;
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Vb 9N~v
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 RA I& ;"
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（10）for good 永远 3rg ^R "&
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. j i
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 9 %14k
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 F 5MPy[
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 9 lJj/
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 l| em E
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ~ J{[]wi
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. WUS9zK
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 X$iJ|=vW
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 A]%t0>EL<
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. arKmc@"X
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 S)@vl^3ec
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 A i){,nh`0
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >wO$Vu
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 TeCpT2!5j
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .<^Y E%
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 _C,@eu"9V
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @[lc0_ b
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。 7O{O')o!
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ?lN8~Ze
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