（1）call the shots 做决断 fOHxtHM
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. p dMc}=K
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 @d_M@\r=j
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Z,=1buSz_
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. k!^ {eOM
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。 =%7-ZH9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 -/4P3SG/
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Kq!3wb;
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 }b}m3i1
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~~.}ah/_d
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ta0|^KAA
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Pfh mo $
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 YR70BOxK
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. >_TZ'FT
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 6b,V;#Anj
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 F{w zB
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. V+\Wb[zDJ
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。 l}h!B_P'
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 eE Kf|I
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. K:M8h{Ua
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 =D(j)<9$A
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 AX INThJ
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ]|@^1we
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 JJnH%Q
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 xk5 ]^yDp
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _{>vTBU4F
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 VUc%4U{Cti
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（10）for good 永远 } \f0 A-
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <b.D&
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 #Z #-Ht
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 mq l
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Ef\ -VKh
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 mDWG7 Asp
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 # _1`)VS
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~u{uZ(~
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ,u vRi)O>a
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 kM 6
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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. 965 jtn
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。 VVZ'i.*_3?
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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 3Vwh|1?
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. l}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 s iaG'%@*r
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. mw!F{pw
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 '91/md5
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 {ax:RUQxy
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。 /z !% d%"
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 \bF{-" 7.
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