（1）call the shots 做决断 #7~i.8L
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. rBUdHd9
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 #Kp/A N5YC
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 kb>/R/,9
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. gbJz5EEq
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。 }\oy?_8~
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ctg[C$<q|
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. pdQ6/vh
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 .sk$ @Q
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（4） cook up 虚构 TXlxnB
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Uhz<B #tj
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 P{!r<N
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 @'yD(ZMAz
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Y=#g_(4*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4L BMhLy
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 X)K3X:~L+
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. :"aCl~cy9g
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。 YLfZ;W|6u
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 @p KQ}?
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 5$|wW}SA
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 }FTyRHD|
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ^dzg' 6M
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. K8l|qe
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 p7A&r:qq#
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \HzI*|*A
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. fi2@`37PM
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 n>Rt9
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（10）for good 永远 U&D"f M8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )&j4F)
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 7O)U(<70
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~ZSP K;D[
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Xh,{/5m
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 <E(#;F^y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Vc! ;O9dP
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 'j)xryw
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 0 .~Pzg
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !6pOY*> j
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. FX FTf2*T
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。 xsx
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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 pv=g)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ;^Vsd\ac0
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ K>h=
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 aIv>X@U}
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. T'cahkSw'O
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 T
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 3+<}Hm+
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。 !po8[fz~x
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 0@yHT-Dy
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