（1）call the shots 做决断 !-n* ]C
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. -dF (_ %C
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^i8biOSZu
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 -K$ugDi
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. pg!oi?Jn
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 8dLmsk ^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 tS\Db'C7
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. A-.Wd7^~*
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Im-qGB0C
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（4） cook up 虚构 K:qc
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. pzjNi=vhd
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 8kSyT'k C%
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 G9xO>Xp^Al
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ZwY mR =
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 js;YSg{m
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 =Ez@kTvOs
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. W5Jy"]^I
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 3TeRZ=2:*x
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6{udNv X
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 nL[OwfPj
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 e HKb`K7C.
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |"KdW#.x
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ge%QbU1J
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 DzA'M X
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. @*L-lx
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（10）for good 永远 (Rr C<5"
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. o(> #}[N}
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Z
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 )+Z.J]$O-
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. b&QI#w
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 +\dKe[j{g
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ]oz >/\!
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. qf ]le] J
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 I*JJvqh
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 vaHtWz ! P
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ;gu4~LQw
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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 Y%y
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. O[L#|_BnEO
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 z0a`*3 -2
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. }M"])B I
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 "Dq^r9
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 s S 3RK
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。 W?!rqo2SP
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 "|Y y "iB[
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