（1）call the shots 做决断 %S.
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Y#=0C*FS
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 kbN2d L
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^r?ZrbSbz
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }Cvf[H1+
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。 7ykpDl^ @
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（3）clown around 胡闹 kOfbO'O9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]t=m
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 LS}u 6\(
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（4） cook up 虚构 L 09YA
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ||;V5iR:
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 >OgA3)X
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 [1F.
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. pi *cO
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 pV9$Vg?-H
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 (oBvpFP33
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. bg'Qq|<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。 o+*YX!]#L
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 AU -,
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. j2#RO>`,I
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Q(
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 eGkB#.+J!
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Sb+^~ M
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 jdiH9]&U
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 5/F1| N4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. @SjISZw _
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 zR_ "
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（10）for good 永远 $Ypt
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. A(V,qw8
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 n`8BE9h^
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2Nrb}LH
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /H/@7>
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 4W5[1GE.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 y-6k<RN
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. *'H0%GM
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &b'IYoe
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 97l<9^$
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Gf_ Je
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。 ?41bZ$j
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 eS-akx^@
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. X
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你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ .)59*'0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 'i +j;.
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. p{ X?_ F
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 #
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +txFd c
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 !k@ (}CN_*
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 QiC}hj$
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