（1）call the shots 做决断 jHQnD]Hr
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. p4^&G/'
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 +Hk r\
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 45.Vr[FS.
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. H?cJ'Q, 5
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。 =>htX(k}
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（3）clown around 胡闹 gnN"6r1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $L"h|>b\o
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 }BI|M_q.1~
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（4） cook up 虚构 L6Io u
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 7r o&Q%
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 J^y?nE(j
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 K7c[bhi_w
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. P "%f8C~r
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 \dJ OZ2J<z
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 L%;[tu(*
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. 9 :,ZG4 s
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。 2Og<e|
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 _"[Ls?tRX
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ]\m >N]P]
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 SZ1yy ["
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 #7['M; _
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. / }Pj^^6A<
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 <S3s== Cg
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 M@+Pq/f:
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. WS//0
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 6 u>]-K5
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（10）for good 永远 kgh0
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )kD B*(?
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 PUmgcMt
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 j]C}S*` "
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =SD^Jl{H
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 mgMa)yc!dp
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 hBi/lHu'
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +Jh1D_+!9
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \,ne7G21j
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 XK&G `cJ[
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. +U)4V}S)
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。 XAZPbvG |$
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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 >t{-_4Yv?
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6aLRnH"Ud
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ +kN,OK~
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 /@B2-.w
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _L+j6N.h1
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 E0AbVa.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 G*_qqb{B
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。 f,x;t-o+R
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 C\4d.~C:w3
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