（1）call the shots 做决断 P UC:Pl77
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. `rpmh7*WV
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 &&O tj-n5
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 :!fU+2$`^(
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. FB
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比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 d V3R)
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（3）clown around 胡闹 >| hqt8lY
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =j8g6# 'u
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 fjHd"!)3
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（4） cook up 虚构 *s!T$oc
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. D\ P-|}
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 +[ #^c3x2
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 aK8X,1g%)
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ) Hqn
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 .FvIT] k-
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 !{XVaQ?x
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. [-1Yyy1}
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。 $~T|v7Y%
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ]u%Y8kBe
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 8e_9u@p+w
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 {QI deB[
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 2&:nHZ)
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. r?WOum
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 mnM$#%q;%
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 n;r
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. *4g :V ;L
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 @Cl1G
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（10）for good 永远 m[A$Sp_"-h
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,sn
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ZV`o: Gd
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 q ` @8
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. % &i Wc_"
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 0V'XE1h
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ]Waa7)}DM
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. hJ (S]1B~G
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 U
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 eX o @3/
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ksQw|>K
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。 S oB6F9
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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 ! p3vnO X6
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Xl/2-'4
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 19i [DR
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 fCi1JH;
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `^
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 h5@JS1cY
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 | $c~Jq
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。 #mc6;TRZO
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 vFsl]|<;8
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