（1）call the shots 做决断 Pm%5c\ef
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. bDudETl
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 [+QyKyhTO
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y5F"JjQAa
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Hpa6; eT
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。 w, up`W7,
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（3）clown around 胡闹 K^o{lyK;@~
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (EvY rm4
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 /KNR;n'
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（4） cook up 虚构 j Neb*dPoK
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. M$B b,s
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 QmSMDWkh
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 %hN(79:g
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ,i|K} Y&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ^/$dSXKF
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 vq.o;q /
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. K C"&3
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。 ~(-1mB,
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 GyMN;|
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. /W`CqJk-*.
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 i / I
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 lNf );!}SM
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Nsq=1)
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 pC0gw2n8 M
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^*4#ZvpG2
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 6" Lyv
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（10）for good 永远 mdyl;e{0
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. n1 GX` K
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 \!30t1EZ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 tu"-]^
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5z9hcQAS
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 p`rjWpH
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Er|&4-9
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &bfM` h'
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 FyWf`XTO
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3 8m9t'
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. W1<*9O
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。 ^|6# Vx
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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 `GBJa k
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. AzF*4x
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 74:( -vS
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |f$ws R`&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. f*rub. y
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 2;*G!rE&*`
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 d }fd^x/
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。 Sz<:WY/(x
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 _<jU! R
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