（1）call the shots 做决断 JYY:~2
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. wIrjWU2
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 JJ50(h)U
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 x2#5"/~4
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. arCi$:-z@
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。 !J5k?J&{=
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（3）clown around 胡闹 o]&w"3vOP0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $ =x1_
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 >q'xW=Y
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^J?ExMu
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. hmA$gR_
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 *H"IW0I
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 @}
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <Rs# y:
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 }~?B>vZS
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 x>>#<hOz[
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 'IorjR@ 40
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 FS3MR9
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 X{n7)kgL
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. DcNQ2Zz ?%
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 %idn7STJ}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 I)xB I~x
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. e}x}Fj</(
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 r/X4Hy0!lT
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 S$CO T)7
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. z7[TgL7
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ]Qo.X~]
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（10）for good 永远 56;(mbW
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )'<B\P/
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^2gDhoO_
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. xW$F-n
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 t/;@~ jfr@
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 j@kL`Q\&I
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /`M> 3q[
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 hEO#uA R^Z
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 g/)$-Z)Nu
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }PZz(Ms
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。 R&w2y$
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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 /jR]sC)xs
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. i[:S *`@S
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 2v!ucd}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 %+WIv+ <
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 'Zq$ W ]i
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 j3Ng] @N
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 V#j|_N1hm
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。 K3eYeXV
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 8q)wT0A~
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