（1）call the shots 做决断 Ym F`7W
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @F3 d9t-
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 .S?,%4v%%
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 BwE L\*$g
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8\I(a]kM`
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 N#[/h96F
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（3）clown around 胡闹 <n6/np!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. U{a h A
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 A@DIq/^xM
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（4） cook up 虚构 YO,GZD`-o
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. pkk0?$l ",
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 niA{L:4
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 7,+:Q Y @
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |=h>3Z=r!
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 `q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 pbgCcO~xm
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. H uK' tU#
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。 w^ DAu1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 x1Si&0T0P<
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ]h|GaHiE
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 @NyCMe; ]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ;- cq#8S
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. wwp vmb
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Q0 ^?jh
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 #D>8\#53V/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 90ORx\Oeo
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 4Yn*q~f
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（10）for good 永远 N86Hn]#
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. lq%s/l
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 #v~5f;[AAs
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 #K4wO!d
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6'Lij&,f?{
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 7M$>'PfO
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 FJ2^0s/"
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. TnKe"TA|9
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Z d5fr c$
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 35,SP R
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. r-!8in2
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。 `U;4O)`n
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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 ^c!Hur6)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. (>Tu~V o
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ =UYc~VUYnT
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 U~T/f-CT
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7Y$p3]0e+
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 4{J%`H`Q!
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 a"ht\v}1
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。 gx9H=c>/
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 M VsIyP
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