（1）call the shots 做决断 uWR,6\_jY
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. h*\TCl)
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 1YIux,2\
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Xs%R]KOwt
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. DNm7z[ t{
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。 B=q)}aWc
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ,Og[[0g
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =hugnX<9
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 jsqUMy-
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（4） cook up 虚构 <r7qq$
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. TRySl5jx@
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 *fQ ?A|l!x
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 J/]o WC`u
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. gc,J 2B]61
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Y>78h2AU
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 #!8^!}nFO
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. U+9- li
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。 0gv3v@QO
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 iL7-4Lv#
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. IFC%%I t5,
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 %?]{U($?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 I8<I l ^
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Giy3eva2
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 }sTH. %
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 uKR\Xo}
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Q*09 E
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ;1 *m} uNz
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（10）for good 永远 Nl=m'4 @`
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ]= ?X*,'
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 P S _3Oq)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 l5ZADK4
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. t-*VsPy
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [ 5CS}FB
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 :"OZc7
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 A6?qIy
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. BB2_J=wA
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。 njy~
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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 *<`7|BH 3
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. TRs[ ~K)n
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ LP q*ZZK
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 `DgaO-Dg3
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #Acon7R p
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 u #a%(
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 38V $ <w
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。 + > T7Q`64
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 \GijNn9ah
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