（1）call the shots 做决断 < p-R{}8
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. T&fqn!i
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 iRBUX`0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 !#5RP5,,Y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~OAS T
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。 Qf6Vj,~N
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（3）clown around 胡闹 CES^
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7=aF-;X3jj
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 R'u M7,7
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^8ZVB.Fv
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. J-au{eP^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 "z1\I\
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 sFT-aLpL@V
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. )F8G q,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 r**u=q %p
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Fi14_{
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. TG=) KS
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。 `lRZQ:27X
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 >MauuL,.j
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ;*{y!pgb
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 :-fCyF)EI
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 j ,Eo/f+j5
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. KnaQhZ
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 b *+Od8r
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ps\A\aggML
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 7hlgm7 ^
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 /. k4 Y
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（10）for good 永远 Z@nWx]iz
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )$p<BL U
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 w+)MrB-}
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 sOhQu>gN
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8J-$+ ;
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 56Z 1jN^U
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ]vo&NE
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. .bE+dA6:v
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 > `R}ulz)
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 kTZ`RW&0
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. L #c*)
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`odQkZ!
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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 ZV=O oL t,
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. e"Kg/*Ji1
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ E&ou(Q={
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |3j'HN5S
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. kcGs2Y_*&
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 f86h" #4
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 0~
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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。 //T1e7)
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 jYE<d&Cq
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