（1）call the shots 做决断 VcIsAK".4[
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. w(n&(5FzB<
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 -QCo]:cp
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 p #'BV'0bl
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way.
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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。 ~\DC
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（3）clown around 胡闹 fDp_W1yH
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^CI.F.#X|
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 c`mJrS:
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（4） cook up 虚构 e V^ @kI4
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 7J./SBhB
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 D|9C| q
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 JT&CJ&#[h
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. z,}1K!
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 =A9>Ej/
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 QkZT% !7
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. @JE:\
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。 % ~J90a
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 v<_}Br2I[
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. w w nc
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 2{!'L'km
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ?tE}89c
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. X_+`7yCi"x
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 uCF+M p
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 vLD Ma>
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~ YO')
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .}kUD]pW
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（10）for good 永远 >#*]/ t
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. X< K[`
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ;5ugnVXu
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2,/("lV@0
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. IE: x&q`3
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 {}N* e"<O
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 lg&"=VXx51
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %;^[WT`,
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 5*[zIKdt2
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 LpaY M d;
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. a3 6n}R4Q
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。 k7>* fQ89@
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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 !sEI|47{
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. pnca+d
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ )"|' =
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 /],:sS7
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. y7wy9+>l
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Hlp!6\gukp
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %bZ3^ ub}t
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。 D( Zux8l
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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
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