（1）call the shots 做决断 ~Se/uL;*
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ].7)^
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 >eW HPO
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 SN\;&(?G
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. = DcKHL(m
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。 P;mmK&&
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（3）clown around 胡闹 f) ?s.DvUB
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. po\Q Me
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Q0Dw2>~_K
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（4） cook up 虚构 %~}9#0h)
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. fW <qp
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 3#^xxEu
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. k0{Mq<V*%
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 !NZFo S~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z*I=
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. r#d~($[93
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。 (LkGBnXE
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 "e@JMS
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. C(xdiQJh
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Qm^N}>e
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 lH T ?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \; $j
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 !!DHfAV]
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]geO%m
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. <G}>Gk8x
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 '!b 1~+PV
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（10）for good 永远 =uMoX
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. L&. 9.Ll
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 dHg[0Br)r
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 o%RyE]pw,
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7 K %Ac
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. G %Wjtrpj
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 OqHD=D[
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 -]A,SBs
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. GbBcC#0
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。 bt-y6,> +E
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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 'HH[[ 9Q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. [Xg?sdQCI
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ g() Y P
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 "b|qyT* Sl
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. = 0Z}s
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 HT[<~c
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 at/bes W
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。 @'7'3+ c
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 C8e{9CF
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