（1）call the shots 做决断 "9m2/D`=
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 3*]eigi)
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [=E
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. &R[ M c-2
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。 -d~4A
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（3）clown around 胡闹 _g+JA3sIJ
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Vu) 4dD!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 "oTHq]Ku
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（4） cook up 虚构 Keuf9u
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. di? K"Z>
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 TlXI|3Ip
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 & Lt}=3G
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. t#Z-mv:(
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 E .r>7`E
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 vX{J' H]u
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. $&y%=-] |
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 T?:Rdo!:u
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 V[{ 6e
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ~?D4[D|sB
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 9)y/:sO<P
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 t`WB;o!
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. G,$PV
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 <A [E:*`*
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~"!]
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 AuUd e$l_
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（10）for good 永远 ks3`3q 7
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. TMAJb+@l:
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 l,R/Gl
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 qd9c I&
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. $$D}I*^Dt
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 +awW3^1Ed
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 R ? ,an2
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. n1qQ+(xC
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 d_AK `wR
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 NS9B[*"Jl
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. N8!cO[3 Oh
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。 }XZ'v_Ti
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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 r> dwDBE
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _9faBrzd
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 sJ# 4(r`
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /|r^W\DV&x
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 =7-9[ {
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 tna .52*/
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。 s4G |_==
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 $@sEn4h
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