（1）call the shots 做决断 "YivjHa7H
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. &kP>qTI^p~
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 mWZV O,t$
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. A/9 w r
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。 7JbN WN
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（3）clown around 胡闹 O?P6rXKr
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. FK-> |
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 74Lq!e3hMF
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（4） cook up 虚构 qu?D`29
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )9}z^+TH
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }RXm=ArN
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 "F=O
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _]B' C
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 m$ ]?Jq
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ur; 8uv2o
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. (u *-(
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。 $ # CkI09
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 IyMKV$"
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. +ft?aB@
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 = h4XsV)rO
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 d 35 ,[
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |',Gy\Sj
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 B7cXbUAQs
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 a4c~ThbI
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. *edB3!!
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ondF
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（10）for good 永远 Uc.K6%iI
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. \ZXH(N*>2t
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 7Kfh:0Ihhy
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9mr99 t A
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. }=NjFK_6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 lV3\5AEW
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 z`lDD
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. <~'\~Z d+
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [8<)^k
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 %;GDg3 L[p
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _Y=>^K]9K
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。 DvU(rr\p
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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 EiSS_Lc
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _E 3*;
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ *U8Pjb1
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ] "^U
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. q* +}wP
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 G >bQlZG
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >a[)F
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。 +Ibcc8Qud
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 5Osx__6 $t
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