（1）call the shots 做决断 HV*:<2P%D
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Ng."+&
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 L^5&GcHP0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 \2gvp6
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. lk*0c {_L
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。 ,WO%L~db
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Y uw
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around.
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 p-T~x$"c|
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（4） cook up 虚构 %;=IMMK
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. pu2 wEQ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 taWirq d9
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. r|\5'ZM x
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 B7Ki @)
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6: |!1Pg5
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. _ bXVg3oDt
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。 Qb6QXjN
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 (1kn):
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ~!3t8Hx6
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 AQnJxIL:
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 PSP1>-7)w
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5(iSOsb
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ;S=62_ Un
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 J+/}K>2#
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. gD,YQ%aq
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 u|_LR5S!j
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（10）for good 永远 k8Inb X[
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. }|H w0z P.
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 p<of<YU)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 b GGeg%7
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ')AByD}Hi]
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 &# .x)>f
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 O tXw/
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 7%:??*"~
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +?URVp
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 g)=V#Bglv
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. /p"U
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。 g>6:CG"
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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 LF E p
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. *)j@G:
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ i:l80 GK
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 M?E9N{t8)a
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. UlK/x"JDv
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 98D{{j92
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 B* 9
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。 umJay />
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 @Djs[Cs<*
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