（1）call the shots 做决断 M/jdM fU
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. W+aW2
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 -<^ 3!C >
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 o N Rp
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. &p.7SPQ8/
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。 )Z63 cr/
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（3）clown around 胡闹 DcEGIaW
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )4
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 9f $3{ g{m
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（4） cook up 虚构 xd]7?L@h.I
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _ Z z ne
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ybpU?n
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 z A@w[.
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. dt(Lp_&v
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 #YB3Ug]z
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 hr/|Fn+kA
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. _kQOax{c/
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。 > `+lEob
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 NucLf6
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. .
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 OZE.T - {
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 dlc'=M
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 B[[1=
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ~{!,Z nO*
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. j4Y] 8
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 qX*Xo[Xp
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（10）for good 永远 o^<W3Z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Rlx
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 qnf\ K}
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. bs_rw+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 (.~'\@
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 j9 &0/
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. :c0 |w
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Kg#s<# h
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 [3io6XG x@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. V -z F'KI[
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。 :*)b<:4
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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 [N1[khY`
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. UQCon d+K
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ *AA78G|
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 +( vL ~
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. KPI[{T\`ZM
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 >2;KPV0H
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 E1Rz<&L
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。 + )*aS+
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 X*rB`M7,
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