（1）call the shots 做决断 xw5d|20b
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. bUwn}_7b
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 bm~W
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {Ro2ouQ!V
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1T&Rc4$Sn7
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 - YqY cer
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Lpb sYl
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @$^bMIj@W
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 DTRJ/ @t
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（4） cook up 虚构 G3P &{.v
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 6f o3:P*O
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 K)tQ]P
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 uA t V".
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. d[^KL;b?6
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 6RO( ]5wX
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2j JmE&)7,
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. s9;#!7 ms
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。 6 gL=u-2
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 |~`as(@Ih
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. +d}E&=p_
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 kl!wVLE
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 BF*kb2"GZ6
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. $
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 tsOrt3
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 1J=.N|(@Q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (/d5UIM{&
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 94uN I8
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（10）for good 永远 lz#GbX n.
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. V]Om fPve
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 u- D dq~;|
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 v,-{Z1N%m
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. G'2#9<c*
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 _/8FRk x
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;h6v@)#GX
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {^ mNJ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 k(>h^
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &X@Bs-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. sIG7S"k>p
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。 <U5wB]]
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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 ]w T 7*( Y
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. S:4cr I
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ `e9$, h|4
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 M# "524Nz
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4a0:2 kIKa
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 [${
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 'j^xbikr
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。 ]V %.I_
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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} p5k[
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