（1）call the shots 做决断 _NfdJ=[Xh
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. L*Gk1'
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ]5V=kNu i
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 yBJf'-K
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. F ka^0
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。 Md4hd#z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 m~[4eH,
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1%v! 8$
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 :7,j%ELic
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（4） cook up 虚构 "~1{|lj|)
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (;9-8Y&_ d
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }de {-
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 7Rba@ cs9
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. * LaL('.>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *{t]fds
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 pk%%}tP<
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. tJ"8"T#6Vr
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。 iI!MF1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ?06+"Z
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. B<p-qPR K
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ` XvuyH
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 UA BaS(f3
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. m-< "`:+
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 n(}W[bZ4
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 BF="gZoU<
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. A~@u#]]<n
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 }nsxo5WP
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（10）for good 永远 pie,^- _.g
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 4N!Eqw
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 >FR;Ux~a
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 z]twh&^1L
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j(QK 0 "z
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 +Fk]hCL
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 @@ 1Sxv_
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. . |VWYN
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6T qs6*
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 V-7A80!5
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Ft[)m#Dj`
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。 URo#0fV 4C
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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 ;X
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. % >mB" Y,
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 U WU PY
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. o6v'`p '
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 O$K ?2-
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 K:JM* 4W
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。 W]-c`32 ~S
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 VGVb 3@
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