（1）call the shots 做决断 P Q &Q71
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @!&Jgg53G
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 .,ppGc| *
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |`k1zc)9
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. RvPniT(<?
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。 PV]k3&y
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（3）clown around 胡闹 FD
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. E*r
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 @tE &<[e
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（4） cook up 虚构 s}[A4`EWH
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ;o_V!< $
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 43{_Y]
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 w;yiX<t<
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. z@Z_] h
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 xq Q~|
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <=)D=Ax/_[
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. 3X A p 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。 \tiUE E|k
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 P|e:+G 7
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. rR,+G%[(=4
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 KJ0xp h f
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 J$6-c' 8
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 F_Z&-+,*3t
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 e(O wS?K
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. D4=..;
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ]k ::J>84
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（10）for good 永远 PwFQ #Z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >% uAQiU
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 :rz9M@7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 1 a($8>
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,2 zt.aqB
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 <&qpl0U)Y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 toS(UM n
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Q vv\+Jp^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 p3M#XC_H]
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 zdxT35h
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. a,/M'^Yy N
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。 w ?]ZU-
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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 B`?N,N"
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Af2=qe
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ EX`"z(L
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 'i@, ~[Z4
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. fH{9]TU_:
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 vKcl6bVT
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 OOEV-=
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。 v-P8WFjca
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ]]el|
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