（1）call the shots 做决断 -s|8<A||"
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. KnhoaBB
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 5q9 s,r_
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 2 dp>Z",
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wr( *?p]R
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。 =Z=o#46JY
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（3）clown around 胡闹 BVsD(
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. fA/m1bYxg
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 (Rt7%{*
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（4） cook up 虚构 %p^.|Me7
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ' H5M|c$s
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 WY^W.1 X
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 M-)R Q-h
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. X$%4$
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 2*"Fu:a"`I
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "tjLc6Xl^
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. qyC=(v
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。 m5mu:
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 p' 7*6bj1
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. xx{! 3 F
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 bXUy9 -L
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 h$e En l}
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. d8-A*W[
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 /~*_x=p:
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 dL7E< ?l
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Y!iZW
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（10）for good 永远 _iNq"8>2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~{sG| ;/!*
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 !EUan
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Zo1,1O
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ;XM{o:1Y[
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 F}Vr:~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ifN64`AhRX
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. uq z]J$
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 R.=}@oPb
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 l
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. r.7$&BCng
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。 )95f*wte
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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 W9NX=gE4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. *CHI2MB
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ rE@T79"
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ;WR,eI ..
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Ft}@ 1w5
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 {s. = )0V
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %|s+jeUDn|
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。 tcxcup%
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ]_N|L|]M
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