（1）call the shots 做决断 N$y4>g
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. iEU(1?m2-
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 wZC 'BLD
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &>s(f-\8
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. AoR`/tr,
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 } 2\"(_
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4;*V^\',9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. mD=?C
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 :w];N|48s
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（4） cook up 虚构 t
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. c^bA]l^a
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ScTqnY$v
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 djSN{>S
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. /tUl(Fp J`
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4/h 2_
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 t]` 2f3UO
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. jNyC%$
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。 .Yf
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Y{O&- 5H^|
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. p;5WLAF
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 b9Y pUm7#
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 gO/(/e>P
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Jxvwq uI
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 =3T?U_u@
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 H,I }R
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :D,YR(])
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ew"Fr1UGYZ
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（10）for good 永远 oby*.61?5l
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;+jp,( 7
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 {jVFlKP>
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 C=]3NB>Jc
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =; `YtOL
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 #<~f~{x
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Ya_6Zd4O
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. roA1= G\Q
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .( J /*H
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 g}D$`Nx:
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. K@i*Nl
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 BmM,vllO
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 x L BG}C
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. q)~qd$yMS
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 6+FON$8
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9?:S:Sq
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. J#kdyB muO
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 w*
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ZX0 c_Mk=
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。
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 w|HZI,~
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