（1）call the shots 做决断 :;u]Y7
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5<8>G?Y
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 q9z!g/,d/
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 B-p5;h>
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. K>JU/(
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。 hfa_M[#Q-
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（3）clown around 胡闹 _~&v s<
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. en6AAr:U}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 w)SxwlW}
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（4） cook up 虚构 L#MxB|fcr
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. h p e s
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 |N.q[>^R
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Z" nuO\zH~
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. DQX x }%Px
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 7Ki7N{K t
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /F Z )ej\
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. tD482Sb=
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。 U,} T ]J
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 dOgM9P
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ptL}F~
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 (: k`wh&
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 fBh|:2u
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. FOyfk$
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 g[)hm`{ ?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 =umS^fJ5`
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 2*E<G|-F
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Z+Zh;Ms
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（10）for good 永远 .tZ$a_O
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. e%7P$.
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 aV#;o9H{
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 hpKc_|un
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :WTvP$R
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 oQB1fs
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 SvJ8Kl OV
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +/8?+1E ^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 O3GaxM \x
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3+PM_c)Y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. OtqLigt&l
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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 4tKf
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^?`,f>`M
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 7-B'G/PS/
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 k( ^ b
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. f}d@G /L
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 YH $`r6\S
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 g-uFs s
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。 ee\z U~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 `N,Jiw;bw
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