（1）call the shots 做决断 Fr<tk^~/
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |Qpd<L
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 M o i>Dp
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 e?\hz\^
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. mZ0_^
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。 8M]QDgd.
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（3）clown around 胡闹 mR#"ng
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @Hr1.f
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 qZlL6
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（4） cook up 虚构 A6xN6{R!
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 61 sEeM
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Ax9A-|
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1 l^ `
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. oHF ,k
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 w;kiH+&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 XAB/S8 e
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. #wGOlW;R
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。 M?DXCsZ,)s
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. U I wTf2 B
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 /<J5?H
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 3g0v,7,Zv
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. YdYaLTz
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 qy-Hv6oof
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. xo( >nFjo
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 WpkCF p
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（10）for good 永远 vJQ_mz
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. *N](Xtbj
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 mE9ytFH\k
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 `R-VJR 2 "
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )$O'L7I n&
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 3)l<'~"z<
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #BI6+rfv|
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Q:]v4 /MT
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 }dEf |6_
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 (cp$poo
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %.:]4jhk
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。 iP?lP= M
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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 b^<7@tY
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. C-(O*hK
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ K48 QkZ_gY
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 nd h\+7
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. zbDK$g6
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 't475?bY
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @[;$R@M_3
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。 y*l AmO
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Oz=!EG|N
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