（1）call the shots 做决断 MXbt`]`_
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. '{: WxGgi
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 IGj%)_W
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 TlD) E
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. j"aimjqd3
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。 piE9qXn
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（3）clown around 胡闹 %G& Zm$u=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. <j 93
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 E }aTH
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（4） cook up 虚构 w1-/U+0o
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. o:<g Jz g
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^d! (8vh
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 72qbxPY13h
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. E 4^zW_|xE
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Y3+GBqP
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 8'Eu6H&$G
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. ho#]i$b}f2
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 8v7;{4^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Dz4fP;n
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. =FkU: q$
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 1/>#L6VAZ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 fHek!Jv.
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. u:r'&#jb~@
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ln#Jb &u
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 wV- kB4^4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9*gD;) !
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 kK2x';21
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（10）for good 永远 @GzEhv
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. L 0?-W%$>
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 yDBS :
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 lg_X|yhL
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Pa PQ|Pwz
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 .l$'%AG:~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 LFHV~>d
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Fw!CssW
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 5a1)`2V2M
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]K'iCYY
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. trL:qD+{(
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。 y#HDJ=2
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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(F 2 5
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %\8E{M:
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ e*w2u<HP
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6T>e~<^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @l~zn%!X
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 8KKI.i8`
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +~lZ]a7k
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。 AL%H$ I
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 B> , O@ og
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