（1）call the shots 做决断 ~&p]kmwXSX
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^_Lnqk6
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ]}].A q
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 r9u'+$vmF
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 5JVBDA^#om
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 w 9G Y/]
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（3）clown around 胡闹 @ H$am
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. sj&(O@~R
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 qXq#A&
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（4） cook up 虚构 flqr["czwK
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 5OGwOZAj52
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 fgtw V ji
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 89D`!`Ah]
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. M5+R8ttc
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 v"(6rZsa
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :RB7#v={
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. 9-m_
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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。 /G7^ l>pa
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 J+ :3== ,
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6Zw$F3 <
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ]wV\=m?z&
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {`2 0'
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. U= n
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 bt=D<YZk
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _?{KTgJ G
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~oSA&v4V
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 e[T3,2C
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（10）for good 永远 D&mPYxXL
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. : c iwh
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 >^9j>< Z
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 qfFa" a
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. EMH-[EBx
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 R6;229e
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 0W6= '7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. (0 t{
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Dy. |bUB!f
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 B\AyG4J
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $?kTS1I(
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。 P!9-!+F"
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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 J^` pE^ S
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )0 6. dZq\
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ L~|_)4
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 _%rkN0-(a
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. r
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 gEVoY,}/-U
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。 k~<ORnda
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 <Vyl*a{%
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