（1）call the shots 做决断 :QT0[P5O
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. p0U4#dD 6
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^vPM\qP#g
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 I]t ",s/j
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. uH7 $/
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。 FvQ>Y')R7Z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 .Az' THD}
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. c193Or'6Y
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 MO|aN,
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（4） cook up 虚构 :L u=t3#
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. W9nmTz\ 8
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 2x%Xx3!
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Qxr&zT7f
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. T|RW- i3
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 w7aC=B/{?i
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~ HFDX@m*
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. ' au7rX(
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。 N) D;)ZH
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Gxx:<`[ON
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^GMM%
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 &q KJN#NM@
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 !cS
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. C{AVV<
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 WfYu-TK *
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7~(| q2ib
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. l>p S23
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。
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（10）for good 永远 SKO*x^"eU
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,?s3%<\2
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 $*a'[Qot #
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 7` AQn],
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. P?D;BAP2
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Hq=5/ N
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 8Ac5 K!
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9,8}4Y=GVI
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 92zo+bc
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 l Q/u#c$n
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. (prqo1e@
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^j/
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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 <Sw>5M!j
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. DLMM1
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 rm}OVL
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Wc] L43u
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Qry?h*p+`
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ;#c=0*.
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。 OX|nYTp
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 <i}lP/U
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