（1）call the shots 做决断 ~SF<,-Kg
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @jSYB+D
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 P5nO78
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 g/+C@_&m
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4^~(Mh- Mw
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。 OFv%B/O
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ^_u kLzP9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 48qV >Gwf
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 \6 <=$vD
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（4） cook up 虚构 sy"^?th}b
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. u\{ g(li-I
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =L:4i\4
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 87P>IO
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. U\;6mK)M^J
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ()+ <)hg}2
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3? 7\ T#=
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. L=8<B=QT$
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。 U`d5vEhT
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 "C SC
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 V'T ,4
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 (>GK \=:<
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `[)YEg s
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 %i-c0|,T4
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ^1aAjYFn
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ReI/]#Us
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Hp|_6hO 2
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（10）for good 永远 "a"]o
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. -VTkG]{`Ir
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 'BPp ]R#{
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 V=V:SlS9 |
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. M&U j^K1
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 3]UUG
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 FPI;Jx6W'
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ^[X YFQ TL
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Vq;A>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &c%g
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. kO{s^_qR^c
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。 /)(#{i*
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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 xs:n\N
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. <**y !2
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ~UjGSO)z}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 *nsAgGKKM^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. oDYRQozo>
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 <5jzl
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 K7Wk 6Aw
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。 G\ r ?f&
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 a|=x5`h04~
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