（1）call the shots 做决断 PHY!yc-LjV
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots.
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作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 \8s:I+[HH
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ,S(s
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. >goHQ30:
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。 5?? }9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 s S#/JLDx]
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3 }&3{kt
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 DHx&%]r;D
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（4） cook up 虚构 kv, !"<
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. hvNK"^\p
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 m%>}T 75C^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }#%Y e CA?
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. -!O8V
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 z,7;+6*= L
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 jm@M"b'{
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. D!/ 4u0m
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。 /h.{g0Xc
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 #62ThH~
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. hsS&|7Pt
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 b6sf1E
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 gsM^Pu09ud
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |G$-5
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 sP eTW*HeR
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 rqdN %=C
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. %"fO^KA.h]
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 q5-i =lw
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（10）for good 永远 W6i9mER-
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. W*CRxGyZCl
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 VwZ~ntk
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 :yJ([
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ^_DwuY
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Zv=pS
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "VSx?74q
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ak('4j!*}^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [u2t1^# Ol
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {6:*c
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #OM)71kB8
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。 <OK c?[
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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 a%si:_
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. iLBORT !;
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ \f4rA?+f
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 -|}?+W
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 IowXVdm@6
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Yu" Q
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。 %D#&RS
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 *Lz'<=DLoW
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