（1）call the shots 做决断 ,z#D[5
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 86-R m
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 5p!{#r6m
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 "A~dt5GJ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. &o t^+uVH
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。 <>n|_6'$90
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（3）clown around 胡闹 kDm uj>D
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. !\%JOf}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 oi7k#^
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（4） cook up 虚构 N-F&=u}
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ETL7|C"
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 (9aOET>GG
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 B\rY\
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. LA\3 ,Uv
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 V(ww
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 bIBF2m4
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. i H-,l
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。 DPW^OgL;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 L7rr/D
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ,D` jlY-1l
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 6<S-o|Xw
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 x<!]#**;
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. wj}LVyV
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 oP56f"BE(
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ^vG<Ma.yk
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. C 7m/<
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 v ,h"u
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（10）for good 永远 =d5;F`m
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >T [ Y> ]
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 !F}GSDDV*
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 h+H+>,N8`
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6%6d zZ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 X! z-J>
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 4>L* 7i
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #M w70@6
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 r]\[G6mE%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Fng
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. N @<-R<s^
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。 ;2 g.X(Ra
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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 7#UJ444b~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. r 56~s5A
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ V!]|u ^4I
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 y7 #+VF`xf
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .0U[n t6
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 O zC%6;6h
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 oaq,4FT
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。 ^2rj);{V
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 { GCp5
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