（1）call the shots 做决断 D-~HJ
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |~#!e}L(
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ++Az~{W7
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 78y4nRQ*
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. d y|r:~j3
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。 )Ky 0q-W
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（3）clown around 胡闹 LW ntZ .
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ~cU,3g
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 3Mr)oM< Q
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（4） cook up 虚构 |hOqz2|
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 2$\Du9+
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 sN^R Z0!>
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 PM o>J|^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. X
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 }SUe 4r&4}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 > *vI:MG8
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. (p^q3\
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 e,:@c3I
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 5x4(5c5^
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 8%vk"h:u:
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 1 fEV^5I
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 cnhYrX^
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5 F H#)
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Q9FY.KUM
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 UAUo)VV i"
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. rs 7R5 F
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 [$-y8` ~(
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（10）for good 永远 rf^1%Zo:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 1 9;\:tN
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 b .j\=c
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 u_zp?Nc
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. IjJ3CJ<
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 <@@.~Qm'
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 YujhpJ<
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. UO>p-M
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 %J2u+K
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. d&.)Dw
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。 Rz*%(2Vz
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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 0u)]1
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. $p}7CP
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ PlTY^N6 Hn
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Bam7^g'*!3
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. hbx G
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 U*[/ F)!
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )6IO)P/Q~
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。 MP0gLi
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 $+:_>n^#/
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