（1）call the shots 做决断 \#2Z)Kz
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. vONasD9At
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 'C b6Y#6
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 G)AqbY
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. xeg/ A}yE
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。 -V*R\,>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 yJ[0WY8<kC
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. JU 4 <|5H
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 s$zLiQF;
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（4） cook up 虚构 ]{;gw<T
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. +C^n O=[E
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 6B8VfQ9[
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 $f$SNx)),
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. z{%< <pZ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 J@/kIrx
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3p$?,0ELH
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. : p1u(hflS
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 R)?*N@.s
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 F ;S pi
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^L ,K& Jd
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 9sM!`Lz{
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 VnSCz" ?3
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 8$] 1M,$r
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 x f'V{9*
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 `{gHA+B
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 8:q1~`?5"b
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 K$ z2YJ%
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（10）for good 永远 f'F?MINJP
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8 %:Iv(UMk
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^23~ZHu
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 A_rG t?i
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `T1
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 }czrj%6
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. q #~ (/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 xnjf
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "BAK !N$9
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. x KbXt;l 2
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 SA:Zc^aV
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 l#& 8x
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. j<u pRS,$
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ v6|RJt?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 OU E (I3_
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. }ZYd4h|g\z
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 3s*mbk[J
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _9ao?:
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。 +tB= OwU%0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 vo?9(+:|e
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