（1）call the shots 做决断 +xuj ]J
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. GvBmh .
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 `|<? sjY
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 MJA;P7 g
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. XE8%t=V!c$
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。 y7Nd3\v [\
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（3）clown around 胡闹 &W}6Xg(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. mgTzwE_\
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 c5Hyja=
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（4） cook up 虚构 M0t9`Z9
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. #fDM{f0]R
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 B%WkM\\!^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 G8.nKoHv7x
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. !tSh9L;<O
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 d+nxvh?I 8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 I 9<%fv
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. @V Sr'?7-
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。 /@1pm/>ZaN
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 VV/aec8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. " H]R\xp
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 mRy0zN>?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {mB!mbr
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3:>hHQi
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 M }$Td_g
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 89m9iJ=
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. lHFk~Qp[
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 y@<&A~Cl^
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（10）for good 永远 |'j,|^ <
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. }nptmc
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 pjma<^|F
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 p || mR
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. m%b# B>J,n
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 $WO{!R
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 - LB} =
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 72vp6/;)
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 L^=G(op*
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 i]Bu7Fuu
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -@XOe&q
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 AwZz}J+
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 Z FX6 iAxd
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. R\-]$\1D
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ *-S?bv,T'
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 :%h|i&B
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. e@1A_q@.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 j_h0 hm]
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 s{*bFA Z1F
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。 Z)f?X
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^b4i9n,t1
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