（1）call the shots 做决断 -SaH_Nuj
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. PF@+~FI
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 vS-k0g;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 >{i/ LC^S
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wZVY h
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。 P 0J3ci}^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Ktg{-Xl
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9I8{2]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 >N>WOLbb7(
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（4） cook up 虚构 &^e%gU8! \
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. #%k!`?^fbK
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 *6~ODiB
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 JqTkN Ki/s
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &P&LjHFK
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 V 6"<lK8"
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 vCT5do"C&
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. fk)ts,p?
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。 tS ,nO:+x
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 t4pc2b
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. b:/ ;
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 !YL|R[nDH|
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 6\ /x
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. G?!b00H
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 v5l) T}Nb
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 !)RND 6.
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Eq ^k @
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 pfgFHNH:
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（10）for good 永远 'M185wDdAl
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. LziEF-_
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 AEx
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 j?%^N\9
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :#58m0YLA:
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 8
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 pDb5t>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. h`dtcJ0
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~C=I{qzF+
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #pP4\n-~hU
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ;NH 5
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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。 <uUQ-]QOIh
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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 By {zX,6'
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. D"0:n.
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ YO7Y1(`
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =LV7K8FSd
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =gS?atbX
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 %0C<_drW
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 t!R R5!
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。 t Ft56/4
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 [2?|BUtD[
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