（1）call the shots 做决断 ySB0"bl
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. p>O/ H1US;
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 qX`Hi9ja
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |VzXcV-"8)
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $bD`B'5
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 [mv!r-=
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（3）clown around 胡闹 c3Gy1#f:#2
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. L
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（4） cook up 虚构 _-sFJi8B
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. QFnp p\K
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 qe 'ssX;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 SuB 8mPn
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. /\_n5XI1
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 +I-BqA9
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :<s`)
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ok [_Z;
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 yf;TIh%)=
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 _g
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [Y$ TVwFwX
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 S*>T%#F6Uo
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 +zd /<
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. gq; >DY]
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 2NJ\`1HZ\
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1<fW .Q)
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 O) TS$
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（10）for good 永远 )[c uYH>
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. K3<A<&W_-
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ;BqCjS%`N
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 zfE8=d8U
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. M| j=J{r
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 _yUYEq<`
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. S 6_:\Q
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 a$h^ <D
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 W8$0y2
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _' ebXrbZB
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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 gC7P o
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. P $0c{B4I
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |0oaEd^*}
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $Hj;i/zD
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 r#2F k &Z9
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 xp 'Q >%v
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。 .4 U*.Rf
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;1PJS_@rX
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