（1）call the shots 做决断 1]8Hpd
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. : IsJE6r
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Mg^A,8lrm
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 p NQ@aJ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =@P(cFJ/
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。 8JMxA2tZhG
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（3）clown around 胡闹 c qb6]
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. hJ4 A5m.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 u!Vr MH
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（4） cook up 虚构 I[ 06R
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. kMa|V0
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^}z:FI
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 0(uba3z
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. sG| ,#XQ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 gV 5mERKs
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &MONg=s3
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. p .~5k
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。 d-8g
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 4;IZ}9|G
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. NfCo)C -t
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 O]25 {L
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 yaI jXv
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. --`W1!jI@
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 q}"HxMJ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 BMU#pK;P]
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. m Le
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（10）for good 永远 gi? wf
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. |Y+[_D}
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 [Fd [(
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ZmaW]3$
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 3/su 1M[
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 (b.Mtd
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 AX{yfL
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ojp|/yd^YL
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 iA"H*0
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 SR/
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s*>B"#En
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。 8 vvNn>Q
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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 5XNFu C9E
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @Y6~;(p
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ yyjgPbLN=
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 `~qVo4V6Z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 1lv. @-
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 8U-<Q>
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 niCq `!
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。 sQ82(N7l
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 # 9ZO1\
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