（1）call the shots 做决断 ,]e!OZ[$m
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. AtNu:U$
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 F5Tah{
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^7Q} W#jy
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. lUX xpv1m
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。 CA[-\>J7y
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（3）clown around 胡闹 0tVZvXgTu
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. hz8Y2Ew
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 >/;V_(
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（4） cook up 虚构 $Oa} U3
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. k?|l;6
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 z38& 7 +
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 fk%r?K 6K
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 4}B9y3W:v
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 7 _>No*[
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 aL @myq.
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. :| J' HCth
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 ;' !G?)PZ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 mjUln8Jc
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. wJA`e)>
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 DZGM4|@<7Y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 O)|{B>2r
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. mXnl -_
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 +rS}f
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 k mjSSh/t
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. A=q)kcuy5
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 [@MV[$W5
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（10）for good 永远 ,.Ac= "f
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. =}5;rK
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 )F; ` 0 7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 _+%RbJ~H
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. VYj hU?I
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 *"#62U6
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 9:N@+;|T
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. F)KUup)gc
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 9u ";%5 4
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Iy8>9m'5
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. D}59fWz@
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。 !P7&{I,e
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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|lEF+
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. [eI{vH{
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ D4%5T>^LW[
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 BE/#=$wPjM
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [r%WVf.#d
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 qQC<oR
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 tW;?4}J R
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。 kxU <?0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;pu68N(B
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