（1）call the shots 做决断 t/|0"\ p
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ?%3dgQB'
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 a1pp=3Pd?~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 UPtj@gtcY
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~ z^?+MgZ2
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< @~
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ebA95v`Vms
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $+j1^
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 suE K;Bk9
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（4） cook up 虚构 &S4*x|-C&
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. '$FF/|{
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ] SJ#:7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Kx9u|fp5
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 y:)^*2GA-B
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]:e_Y,@
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. S]3CRJU3`
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。 ]bds~OY5 U
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 fkI 5~Y|
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。 q7 PCMe
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 k;\gYb%L
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \2@J^O1,
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 .wNXvnWr
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 `cp\UH@
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +b 6R
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 9a*#r;R
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（10）for good 永远 :k \#=u(
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ULiRuN0 6
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 K]|Ud No
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 V'9.l6l
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. JQ?`l)4
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 WEwa<%Ss
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 w_{tS\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~,/@]6S&Y
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 MtkU]XKGT
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 F85_Lz4
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. '=0}2sF>
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。 ;<Q%d~$xy}
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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 mB-,\{)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @1CXc"IgA
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ C*mVM!D);!
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 u"h/ERCa
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. l.@1]4.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 %o8o~B|{.U
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 u HU@j(&c
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。 Z:9 Q~}x8
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 gGM fy]]R
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