（1）call the shots 做决断 sPTUGx'
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |Ge/|;.v`
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 tKsM}+ fq
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 g2>u]3&W
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wJR i;fvi
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。 H1j6.i}q
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（3）clown around 胡闹 0t[mhmSU,
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2:/MN2
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 z==} ~|5
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（4） cook up 虚构 q[+: t
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &trh\\I"
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -LK(C`gB
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 g+r{> x
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. L?C~
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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。 @=#s~ 3
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ` "":
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. St&H E:
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。 .:!x*v
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 y$9 t!cx
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. dB/I2uGl>
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 !3 Z|!JY
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 A'-YwbY
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `[:1!I.}-
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 YIUm Cx0a
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +pViHOJu&V
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (ai-n,y
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 |A/_Qe|s2
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（10）for good 永远 [ Q_| 6Di
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Ul0<Zxv
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 HtYR 0J
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 A ?k,}~
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 'wlP` 7&Tn
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 7.rZ%1N
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 -?` l<y(
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. N_[ Q.HD"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 w/W?/ 1P>q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9+Bq00-Z$
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Prx s2 i 8
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。 H>X1(sh#}
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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 sZBO_](S
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. g}r5ohqC#
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 3^yWpSC
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 K2`Wc Ee
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <U`Nb) &
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 tS|zf,7
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 jV &W[xKa
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。 E?D{/ k,zZ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 0M2+?aKif
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