（1）call the shots 做决断 P@~yx#G
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. goWuw}?
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 -m#)B~)
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {?7Uj
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -yNlyHv9
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。 _7y[B&g[r
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（3）clown around 胡闹 <9b &<K:
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ;}p
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Ab;.5O$ y
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（4） cook up 虚构
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. G=bCNn<
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 z` b,h\
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ;722\y(Y
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ZS o)
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 7 _[L o4_
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3o/[t
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. p5*jzQ
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。 u)Whr@m
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 llDkJ)\
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. &uVnZ@o42
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 M869MDo
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 RPbZ(.
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ?Q;=v~-Q
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 a$fnh3j[
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 yaX
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. EKN~H$.
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 \z ) %$#I
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（10）for good 永远 'Z]w^<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. PQE =D0
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 DVeE 1Q
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 `EQ L" =)
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. y Wf`rF{
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 tQ601H>o
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 z0 Z%m @
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. MWh6]gGs
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 l}P=/#</T
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 BFt> 9x]T
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. NX&_p!_V
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。 lmhLM. 2
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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 #p{ 4^
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. c[s4EUG
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ [_:nHZb
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 DW3G
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. FC4 wwzb
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 R^e'}+Z
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Kf-JcBsrT
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。 |V7*l1
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ,tRj4mx
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