（1）call the shots 做决断 vKI, |UD&-
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. `T~M:\^D
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 LoTq 2 /
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 t( ZiQ<A
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }~A-ELe:
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。 F1/f: <}
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（3）clown around 胡闹 _ b#9^2o
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. FiI N \
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 !H.&" ~w@
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（4） cook up 虚构 3K5 4:
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 9{>m04888
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 R?I(f(ib
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 g p$+Qd
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .$?s :t
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 rl6vt*g
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 i{ %~&!
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. }TYC F @
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。 SIbQs8h]
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 .Sb|+ [{
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Ebp8})P/~
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 -;Hd_ ~O>j
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 wd1*wt
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. fV;&Ag*ZiV
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 BT`6v+,h7k
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 JfC.U,7Nc
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ,Z H)[P)5P
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 "-I>
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（10）for good 永远 5+ VdZ'@
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. a2x2N_\=/D
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 mu:Q2t^
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ;qzCoe
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. A03PE aZ O
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 fC(lY4,H3R
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 m ;[z)-&"
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. FJ#V"| }
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~tz[=3!1H
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 E9
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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. g#Yqw
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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 abI[J]T9G
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {!E<hQ2<$9
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ,=K!Y TeVl
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. M*0&3Y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %OW[rbE.
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。 MR8-xO'w
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 {V:?r
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