（1）call the shots 做决断
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *
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作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 U`<EpO{j|
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Q-O:L
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2;[75(l6|}
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。 wXXv0OzK
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（3）clown around 胡闹 q'+XTal
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )J~Q x-jG
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 pwd7I
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（4） cook up 虚构 5 [X^1
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }[D~#Z!k
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 9S&6 u1
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 3Eiy/
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. r]BB$^@@V
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 _=q)lt-UY
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 u33+ ikYv
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. E;V W6[M
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 X_Y$-I$qd
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 b4ORDU
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. L-@j9hU{
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ] =>vv;L
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Rc?wIL)
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. bi KpV? Dp
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 D\j 1`
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 A8c'CMEm
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. RG: ct{i
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ]Z<{
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（10）for good 永远 e
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {l *ps-fi
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 #MGZje,I
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 gA~Ih
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :8Q6=K87
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 (zJ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 .o|Gk
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. eg?vYW
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 68 - I2@&
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 d b.iMBki
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. u@|G Q XC
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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 ,"j |0Q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. G;fP
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 rf)\:75
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :k Y][_
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 I!# 42~\
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 #Fu OTBNvB
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。 ^BNg^V.
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Fo;xA
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