（1）call the shots 做决断 EWO / u.z
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. kf'=%]9#_T
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 @<a|
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9OfU7_m
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9>;} /*:H
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。 ZL,8 ,;]
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（3）clown around 胡闹 "O``7HA}
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. v1h.pbz`w
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 DL 1
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（4） cook up 虚构 ;P8(Zf3wJb
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ~2(]ZfO?>H
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 %i595Ij-]
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 op.d;lO@
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ly=a>} F_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 H#`8Ey
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 c ;^A)_/
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<Vy]
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。 R+uw/LG
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %4/xH 9
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. JRo;(wqZ
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Bq;1^gtpe
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Sz)b7:
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }#bZ 8tm&
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 lC4PKm no
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 YD9!=a$
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. fbV@= (y?
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 djGs~H>;U_
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（10）for good 永远 @k9Pz<ub
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7f
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0MrN:M2B
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 #D0 ~{H
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `O
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 G1 [(F`t>
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 He<;4?:
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +q-c 8z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ]!faA\1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `S$sQ&
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. U6c@Et ,
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。 .
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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 5k~\or 5_
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. m9!DOL1pl
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ A_F0\ EN*
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 N<n8'XDdG
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4 4`WYK l
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 |]tZ hI"3<
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 y! 5 :dv 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。 $L\@da?
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 KSsWjF}d
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