（1）call the shots 做决断 >`p`^:
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. DW@PPvfs
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 <OF7:f
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9@Yk 8
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. VO>A+vx3M
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。 &^4\R x_I
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（3）clown around 胡闹 7*y_~H
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?"PUw3V3lB
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 .&.j?kb
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（4） cook up 虚构 [o<R#f`
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. c|u{(E58
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 T5NO}bz
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 =C 8 t5BZ"
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. n>jb<uz
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4&)*PKq
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2V _C_5)1
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. ~YOwg\w^
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。 +Z tqR
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 G>&= rmK"
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. *W,"UL6U8y
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 -EFtk\/
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 |Y "q. n77
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !! 4_x
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 _Xd,a Loo
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 KOGbC`TN<
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Q^/66"Z:Z
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 q.FgX
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（10）for good 永远 ~F^=7oq
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. lBh|+K N
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 R K#e7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 buX$O{43I
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. F.ryeOJ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 kM|akG
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 qyGVyi3
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5c($3Pno=
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?Q;8D@
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0DhF3]
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ) Yz`
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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。 7l Y&/-V
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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 'W usEME
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. B5*{85p(u
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ {EGiGwpf
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 hc2[,Hju{O
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0vNEl3f'O
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 /
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ^-c j=on=Q
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。 5_ -YF~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 "pdmz+k8S
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