（1）call the shots 做决断 db:b%1hk:
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. mQBq-;
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 *@l NL=%R
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ZebXcT ,41
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. uh%%MhTjv
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。 ,IxAt&kN
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（3）clown around 胡闹 zuWj@YG\.
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. xj )*K%re
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 49~ 5U+x;
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（4） cook up 虚构 DIH.c7o
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Ttb @98
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 p8D i9\}
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ($' rV!}
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Zgt, 'T
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Miqu
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 b~
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. q/Ba#?sen
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 MftW^7W-
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Q1IN@Db}y
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6 DD^h:*>
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 /OK.n3Tt
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 (ta!4h,
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `&b 8wF
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 xIf,1g@Cq9
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Z_D8}$!
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~K 8eRT
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .JZoZ.FAb
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（10）for good 永远 n`? j.
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )?jo F)
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 l.\Fr+*ej
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ++F #Z(p
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 [#$ -kd~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Pon 2!$
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. pvQ w+jX
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~;QO`I=0P
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 sb Z)z#Tr
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \/la`D
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。 ` QXO+'j4
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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 )\l}i%L:
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. a[]=*(AZI
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Cy4@\X%W
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 uDay||7^g
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 28C/^ 4
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 R lyF#X#7{
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 D3$P vX[f
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。 3bu VU& ap
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Yw"o_
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