（1）call the shots 做决断 #?:l b1
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. k~ nBiV
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 hM@>q&q_
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 -6B4sZpzD
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. r mg}N
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。 7J< 5f)
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（3）clown around 胡闹 c9h6C
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Wvf
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 c\AfaK^KF
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（4） cook up 虚构 [ v*ju!
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 1yu4emye4
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 [ ` 7ThHX
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 * gWwALGo5
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $-sHWYZ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 @E|}Y
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 #QMz<P/Gl6
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. )\$|X}uny&
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。 97!;.f-
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 g3y+&Y_
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. U # qK.
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 pFjK}J OF
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Tar Y|P7_
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 1iF1GkLEq
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 pYf-S?Y/V
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 {R `[kt
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Qt<&WB
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（10）for good 永远 |&i<bqLw:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {"KMs[ M
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 7- fb.V9
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 * r7rZFS
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ncT&Gr
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 h <<v^+m
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 aK^q_ghh[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. T]~ xj4
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 pTLCWbF?
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 x7 , 5
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. tc_ 3sC7jN
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。 - 1gVeT&
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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 %d9uTm ;
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >i?oC^QM
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ O?#7N[7
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ^} >w<'0
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Ml-6OvQ7g
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Ab.(7GFK
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 {]4LULq
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。 sK?twg;D*|
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 BnF^u5kv %
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