（1）call the shots 做决断 #mT"gs
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. s" |Pdc4
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 $qiya[&G4
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 #tHK"20
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. c L ]1f
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 ~u{uZ(~
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（3）clown around 胡闹 bcyzhK=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1 zZlC# V
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ]5O~+N f
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（4） cook up 虚构 0b>h$OU/
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. X vv6~
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =l6mL+C
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 f3;5Am
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. >?b!QU* a
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 #WuBL_nZ~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {ax:RUQxy
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. wJ]d&::@ h
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。 oDR%\VY6T
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 H|*m$| $,
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 8}[).d160
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ig!+2g
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _#niyW+?~
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 do%&m]# ;
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \RiP
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _-D{-Bu#
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 uZ5p#M_
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（10）for good 永远 eDMO]5}Ht
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ]lbuy7xj63
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 } 6 #
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 g(052]
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. f 2.HF@
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 \zkg
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ^ y::jK
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. G2D$aSh
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 , hVli/
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 pb}*\/ s
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \ bcLiKE{
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。 KwS@D9bok
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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 uYN`:b8
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. WLT"ji0w2
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Tx D#9]Q`
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 $]d^- {|
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. E
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 6 N4~~O
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 gJXaPJA{
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。 +rd+0 `}C
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 = [E
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