（1）call the shots 做决断 7m tg
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. XP n Hi@x
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 !! cN4X
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 vY,D02 EMw
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way.
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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。 Z.s0ddM s
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（3）clown around 胡闹 +%K~HYN
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. o*oFCR]j
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 .kgt? r
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（4） cook up 虚构 k]2_vk^
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. MN: LL
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 E Q:6R|L
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 rD9:4W`^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |.- Muv
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 %7?Z|'\
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 D#^euNiWd
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. u*rHKZ9i
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。 q0NToVo@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 BPVOBL@
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. x+D ecO2
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 cI rc@
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 k dhwnO
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4Tb"+Y}
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 wti
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 2(Aw
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. GR_caP
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 agQD d8 oX
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（10）for good 永远 e0<O6
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $R:Q R?
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 vUDMl Z
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 o7eWL/1
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. D'BGoVP
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ^MG"n7)X
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 v2="j
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 'E\4/0 !
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 su3Wk,MLP
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 zJ@^Bw;A^@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. IaU%L6Q]
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 &
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 cH+ ~|3
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. hML-zZ
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 0Q)YZ2
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Fh|{ib
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. yhs:.h
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 i6g=fx6j*
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 e^$JGh2
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。 15r=d
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ExeZj8U
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