（1）call the shots 做决断 j &)Xi^^
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. RC Fb&,51
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 GL&ri!,
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 "m +Eu|{
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /b,+YyWi%
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。 XNwY\y
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（3）clown around 胡闹 [7B:{sH
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $wU.GM$ t~
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 |RwpIe8~
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^_3idLE
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. x!bFbi#!"
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ?KpHvf'
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ?cr;u~-=
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. o:#l r{
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9F)v=
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 XG
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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. Py\xN
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。 $K^"a
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 rz+G] J
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. N kp>yVj
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 @PuJre4!;L
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 bs
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 1C+Y|p?KA
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 |J 2 _2a/"
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 h8 >7si
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. u7G@VZ Ux5
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 'vj4 5b
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（10）for good 永远 %KNnss}
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. kH d_q.
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 O _0|Q@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {g\Yy(r
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. sLK J<=0i
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Gm^@lWzG
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 =[(1u|H 9
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. X;flA*6V
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 /pgfa -<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <ro0}%-z>M
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. qc~6F'?R
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。 3v;o `Em&
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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 ~\4l*$3(^
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )v;> 6(
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ('Wo#3b$
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 4>>{}c!nf
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. '|&}rLr:+
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 w{)*'8oCB
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 hLG UkG?6G
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。 m9Gyjr'L
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7&X U]I
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