（1）call the shots 做决断 #7r13$>!
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8-&c%h
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作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 *mjPNp'3{m
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 W' Y?X]xr
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }Sr=|j
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 ) -^(Su(!
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ?e#bq]
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =3dR- 3
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 *w`_(X f
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（4） cook up 虚构 9-" !v0['
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. +/n<]?(T
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 _PPn
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 UGD B4S
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Ow50M ;E
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 WI6h
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 { u %xc"0y
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. %}}?Y`/W )
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 0$B X 8?Z
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 s P~;i qk
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Pq(7lua7
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 3%(,f,
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 X#<+D1P
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !!+LFe4su
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ; wa#m1
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 AaLbJYuKd
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 9U 4 D$M
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（10）for good 永远 MS`XhFPS.
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0t(2^*I?>
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Sfa;;7W@R
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 TZ#^AV=ae
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. EYRg,U&'
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 q|sT4}
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 qs>& Xn
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. GDQQ4-|O
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ) W/_2Q.
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \OwCZ!`7i
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s=>^ 8[0O
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。 Pm"nwm
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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(2F#{< {
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. L0;XzZ S
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ B8~bx%)3T
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 4YgO1}%G
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~wQ M
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 'Ll'8 ps
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 wlFK#iK
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。 &N*l ?7(
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;]l`Q,*OXb
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