（1）call the shots 做决断 '%R Yo#
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. CtA0W\9w5a
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 d&0^AvM@
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 HtIM 8z#/
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~>ACMO
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。 4>Q 6!"
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（3）clown around 胡闹 vV| u+v{
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. sT3O_20{
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 @Tzh3,F2
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（4） cook up 虚构 Rj% q)aw'
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }o? @
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 DP*[t8
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 mY3x
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. m`-{ V<(M
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 d7tH~9GX8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 b07 MTDFH7
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. i3>7R'q>
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。 qGgT<Rd~1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ?+b )=Z
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 V4Ql6vg_f
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 q=E< y
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. jO$3>q
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Xi1/wbC
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 F\&R nDJ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [*#ms=Zdc
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 fXBA
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（10）for good 永远 7WW@%4(
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #IyxH$
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 K9gfS V>]
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 (~N &ov
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. cyG3le& +G
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Bi)1*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Fmk,
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 hIC$4lR~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 FU~ Ip
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. izow =}
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 h O@'WoniW
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 W :jC2,s!m
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. We E>4> ^
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ,Rk;*MEMJ
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Y|g8xkI}XB
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. '$PiyM|V
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4E}/{1
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。 9#iu#?*B
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。
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