（1）call the shots 做决断 w%no6 ;
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Tm8c:S^uq)
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 yK +&1U2`
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 V}l >p?
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. U20G{%%
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。 $lj1924?^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 3f`+ -&|M
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. UGy~Ecv
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 vG'JMzAm
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（4） cook up 虚构 y[*Bw)F\N
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. !O=J8;oLk
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Wm p,,H
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 5Pis 0fa
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]_S&8F}|
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 =o5ZcC
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 t@Qs&DZ7k
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. G[YbgG=9Y
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 &)Fp
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Z2Bl$ \
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ;as4EqiK
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 m8Q6ESg<*u
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 G)b6Rit
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. y ?FKou'
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ellj/u61bj
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 eKl h }v
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 0k I.d X)
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 `J h> 1l
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（10）for good 永远 VJM n5v[V
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. L;=<d
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Gw6*0& 3')
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 +_gPZFpbx
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. n&x#_B-
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 5 N(/K. ^
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 -Cxk#-sb#
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. n&=3Knbd@d
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 zrjqB3R4@O
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 N Z `( d
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. d%Zt]1$
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。 7d? '~}j
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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 5taYm'
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. xBhfC!AK}
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ e2Sudd=' G
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 zE +) oQ,
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. (!Q^.C_m
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ~A+D H
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 bWK}oYB*
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。 6elmLDMni\
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ir<HC 'D[
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