（1）call the shots 做决断 e4 cWi
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. VO*fC
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ]Vf2Mn=]"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9cMMkOM J
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Ude)$PAe %
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。 1 ,6Y)_
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（3）clown around 胡闹 * @&V=l
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. .O9Pn ,:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 & )EL%o5
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（4） cook up 虚构 OEHw%
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. V}4u1oG
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 g^:7mG6C
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 =5h ,ZB2A
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. M,P:<-J
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 hQDl&A
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 rVnolA* %
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. SJ:Wr{ Or3
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。 0U:9&j P,
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `mKK1x
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. X!]p8Q y
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 $yMNdBI[
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )`m/vYKWL
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5U/C
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 p%CcD]o
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 =]sM,E,n
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 4)d#d y::\
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 /909ED+)>9
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（10）for good 永远 G~Fjla\?Q
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @X#e
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 OlYCw.Zu
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 X!0m,
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. u[coWaPsZ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ld Wr-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 xA"7a
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. X1lL@ `r.5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 K]Q1VfeL=
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7vK}aOs0
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. } m-+EUEo9
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。 \jBy JCN
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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 62J -)~_
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. iYzm<3n?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 \-)augq([
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [+4--#&{
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 0D48L5kH#'
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %!Ak]|[7
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。 P 4jg]g
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ] _P!+5]<
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