（1）call the shots 做决断 1&=2 "
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4h}\Kl
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 'P&r^V\~(/
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ( Y mIui>
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \IR $~
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 <`A!9+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 8L@@UUjr
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. e5ww~%,
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 RD:LNl<0sh
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（4） cook up 虚构 '@QK<!%,
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ]<fZW"W< q
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }4Gn$'e
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1_n5:
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Z3Xgi~c
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 N71^ I"@HH
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 8Tc:TaL
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. f+c{<fX
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。 L#_QrR6Sny
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 P[ Vf$ q<
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 7 :u+-U
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 yN}< l%
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 MB.LHIo
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D sBZ%
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 t{ridA}
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 !<>`G0
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. qMBEJ< o
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 *b1NVN$
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（10）for good 永远 ,=}+.ax
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. wqXo]dX
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 baf@"P9@\A
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 6lxZo_
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. dSzq}w4xY
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 k0DX|O8mXV
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 QVR-`d/
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9Bu=8P?
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 hN1{?PQ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 K5d>{c
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. xkz`is77Y@
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。 q +c~Bd
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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 dC">AW
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. IBv9xP]BZ
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ !=+ hU/e
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 `&A-m8X
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. E>}3MfL
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 EPeV1$
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 N5fMMi(O
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。 oVnHbvP1X
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 [i N}W5
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