（1）call the shots 做决断 G<9M bMG
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8#2PJHl;
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 .Gh-T{\V'
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %A`f>v.7 c
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. f8L
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。 [{ K$sd
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ?Q=" w5OOD
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 8<Asg2]6
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 -uqJ~g D
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（4） cook up 虚构 #JYv1F
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %L}9nc%~eP
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 [?)}0cd0
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 |L.QIr,jCC
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. `Q<hL {AH
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 <<6i6b
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {[61LQ6V9
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. o?b$}Qrl
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。 XWo:~\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 PZKKbg2 S
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ox{)O/aj
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 H5S>|"`e`e
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Z9cch- u~
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. YU9xAN i6
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 (WCpaC
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ` fu(
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. lJpD>\$}@R
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 _ S{ HVc
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（10）for good 永远 *^ \xH ,.
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. R}8!~Ma `|
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 `LVItP(GUM
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {vx{Hwyv
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. aDm$^yP
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,jQkR^]j-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 s7tNAj bgD
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 15 x~[?!
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 d2&sl(O
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6vQAeuz<Fq
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. KVvIo1 $N
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。 MScjq
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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 8&qCH>Cf
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `E8m> q Ss
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 S)C =Q~&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. T12?'JL^r
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 :[#HP66[O5
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 f7)}A/$4+
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 o )GNV
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 T#DJQ"$
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