（1）call the shots 做决断 2.> WR~ \
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. O_kBAC-|R(
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 QQPT=_P]
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9[5qN!P;y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. t{ R\\j
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。 IOjp'6Yr
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（3）clown around 胡闹 !*tV[0 i2
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. '<JNS8h
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 D[" ~G v
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（4） cook up 虚构 U $2"ZyFii
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. DT Cwf
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 aJ{-m@/ 5
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1LK`
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \|gE=5!Am=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 z[0+9=<Y
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Y_gMoo
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. @BfJb[A#
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 :< d.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 RnaxRnXVR
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. J2BCaAwEP,
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;K$ !c5
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ev'` K=n8
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. V 4 `
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ~\oF}7l$
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 x* 9 Xu"?
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6${=N}3Kw
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^vHh*Ub
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（10）for good 永远 ,l47;@kr
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6/5Xy69:h
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =<; C5kSD
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 AL;z's(F?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #B!HPlrv
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 'nMj<:0wlD
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 sy]hMGH:3W
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. x_+-TC4IXn
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 k',#T932x1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Hh1]\4D, 4
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ixY[ HDPq
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。 /=(PMoZu
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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 ^cnT ZzT#Q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. s 0To^I
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ CiNOGSlDj
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 81}JX
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. (B^rW,V[R
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 +7KRoF |
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x##0s5Qn
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。 Uk'bOp
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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 U2^4h/[`
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