（1）call the shots 做决断 PA{PD.4Du
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 0@0w+&*"@
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 4&lv6`G `
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 GRIti9GD
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. [T4J{y64Y
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。 /|m2WxK)
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ];$L &5^
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. s*KhF'fN
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 XAKs0*J>
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（4） cook up 虚构 hg]]Ok~cAs
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 5J.bD)yrP
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 #6aW9GO
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 (62"8iD6
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. w>&aEv/f
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 q s!j>x
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 yNJ B
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例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. F@jZ ho
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 WF+99?75
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ;6
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. e a2ayT
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 9Q^r
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 =!A_^;NQf
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. % g$o/A$
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ^$jb7HMObI
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Lnl(2x D
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :K,i\
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 @l5"nBs<_:
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（10）for good 永远 k/_ 59@)
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. dh iuI|?@
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 E?f-w QF
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9!\B6=r y4
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. DH !~ BB;
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 OX7M8cmc+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 a$OE0z n`
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 3,3N^nSD
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 e2TiBTbQaF
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^98~U\ar
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Tn e4
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。 13=AW
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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 O"9\5(w
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. oxA<VWUNT
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 e{K 215
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )F>#*P
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 hBUn \ ~z
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `i*E~'
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。 w+|L+ h3L7
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 9wwqcx)3(
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