（1）call the shots 做决断 &5HI
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. bD
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作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^h_rE
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 e[fld,s
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. s1OSuSL>
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。 D Z~ 036
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（3）clown around 胡闹 "'DPb%o
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "A[. 7 w
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 <1vogUDW
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（4） cook up 虚构 =?CIC%6m
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. - .) f~#8
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 xRZ K&vkKE
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 <DMm
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |xb;#ruR6
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 `_D A!
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "wVisL2+.
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. hAgrs[OFj
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。 , wr5DQ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 F`;q9<NYRW
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. mb'{@
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 :EPe,v RT
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 BD$Lf, _
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Nt
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 # - L <
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7iy 2V;}
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ,*[N_[
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 g6gwNC:aF
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（10）for good 永远 c*w0Jz>@.7
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &w=ul'R98
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 = g%<xCp
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 aEEb1Y
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "6~+ -_:
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 sC f)#6mI
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Qp@}v7Due
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. D=f$-rn
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [pt U }
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 X~*/ ~f
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ,7d#t4
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。 oh:.iL}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
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. xgsEe3|
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ A/ Sj>Y1j
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >qMz Qw2
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. '^Q$:P{G?
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 g/!tp;e
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Qdy/KL1 ]
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。 ;wHyX)&X $
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 h5n@SE>G
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