（1）call the shots 做决断 Y6`9:97
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. yH|ucN~k5S
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 zpZlA_
WnLgpt2G
（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 h76#HUBr!
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {dg3 qg~
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<+".sD'
oZ& ns!#
（3）clown around 胡闹 UY5ia4_D
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @ @*->
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 4adCM fP7.
*wwLhweQ5W
（4） cook up 虚构 '< !/\Jz9l
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. V8NJ0fF
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -vGyEd7
+AZ=nMgW
（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 pCb@4n b
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1#^[{XlAx
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Qf414 oW
D HbLS3-
（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
s+[_5n~
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. q5BJ sw
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。 TIW6v4
!Wvzum@5D
（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 BgA\l +
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. }[!;c+ke
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 DOkEWqM!
}1`Rq?@J
（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 =oluw|TCe7
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )"&-vg<
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Z%`}
`(
Q[i;I bY
（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 x~$P.X7(~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. GLwL'C'591
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 CHd w>/5
N Rcg~Nu
（10）for good 永远 ) 3.udx
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6O"Vy
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 +DF<o
U~
`tVBV :4\
（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 P;VR[d4e/
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j~\\,fl=
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 )P[B!
T)3#U8sT
（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 MQQiQ 2
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $B~a*zZ7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 S"|D!}@-
' h O+ b
（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 z Rz#0
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 8 !3+Obj
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。 @IB8(TZ5I
"3Dvc7V
（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 VDPqI+z
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %s aTyF,
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ? Q .Y
9=rYzA?)+
（15）give an ear to 听一听 F `
J(+
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. x4*8q/G=D
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 E-*udQ
]}ff*W
（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 b= F"
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。 A!Ng@r
vD:.1,72
（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 >6 :slNM#
bLCr h(<
