（1）call the shots 做决断 Ms6 ;iW9
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Hi[lN7ma8
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 q<E7q Y+
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 e W8cI)wU
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !b`f ykC
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。 Zl3l=x h
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（3）clown around 胡闹 t_Eivm-,B
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. C,W@C
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 c: K/0zY
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（4） cook up 虚构 DL,R~
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $HQ~I?r{Hf
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 p_Xfj2E4c
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 : _Y^o
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. q,fp
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 _(f@b1O~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
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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. 7 {U[cG+a#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9mvy+XD
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. jW#dUKS(
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 i%133 in
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 "-S!^h/v
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. h:Gs9]Lvtv
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 +iN! $zF5]
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 )b nGZ8h99
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. \Nik`v*Pd
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 eM$a~4!d
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（10）for good 永远 E~q3 o*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~*EipxhstJ
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 1<@lM8&.kO
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]kNxytH\o
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Jy: @&c
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 n2*Ua/J-8
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 7Z]?a
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =z5=?
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 qX5]\nX&G
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {! (
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. w:B&8I(n}w
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。 {C`M<2W]
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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 GX19GI@k
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~ C
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你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ fPN/Mxu
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 G{. =27
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7oL l RU
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 mK M[[l&A
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2FL_!;p;2E
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。 1;./e&%%
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ~ xam ;]2
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