（1）call the shots 做决断 +ai3
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )~' UJPK
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 mR0`wrt
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @-q,%)?0}=
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. )]>t (
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$Q']Td
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Qf:e;1F!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. c &c
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 S>lP?2J
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（4） cook up 虚构 P]+B} ))
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. X@~/.H5
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 pSx5ume95"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 "im5Fnu
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 1j2U,_-
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 iM .yen_vp
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. VwR\"8r3
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。 !}=eXDn;A_
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ]}`t~#Irz
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. -jjB2xP
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 MTYV~S4/
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 HNkOPz+d&8
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. r/h\>s+N
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 }s2CN D
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 AD
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. J.iz%8
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（10）for good 永远 BA
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,ei9 ?9J1
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 u6C_*i{2
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 C:1(<1K
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. a`Bp^(f}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 AO<T6 VK
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 *)[fGxz
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. bU gg 2iFS
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 w5Fk#zJv
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 QMMpB{FZ`o
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. qkfof{z
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。 smCACQ$ (
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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 f@sC~A. 9\
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. mxqZj8VuH
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Gza=
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 _;}$/
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. } W]A`-Jv
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 zFOtOz`9H
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 fBX@
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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。 %:C 6\4
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2IJniS=[>
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