（1）call the shots 做决断 y. @7aT5
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .B{3=z^
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 'N)&;ADx-G
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 m'XzZ mI
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Ku*@4#<L6h
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ~4'e)g.hG
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. '0 GCaL*Sd
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 QK<sibDI
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（4） cook up 虚构 &Hb 6
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \/la`D
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Yvs)H'n=
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 9xyj,;P>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 _N$3c<dY'
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )& +j#:
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. )9 5&-Hs
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 Yw"o_
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 L
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3h aYb`
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 _,"T; i
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 d^mw&F) S
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |)* K#%j
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 F?\XhoJ3G
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 0z #'=XWk
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [-_ 3Zr
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（10）for good 永远 K PSFy<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. B\r 2M`N5
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 jOa . h
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^[,Q2MHCT(
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Yrs7F.Y"
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 kfr' P u
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. r@ujE,D=k
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?;zu>4f|
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 kd)Q$RA(
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. r&oR|-2hRk
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。 ]$Pl[Vegy
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 \@;$xdA$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `-W.uOZ0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ?!^ow5"8
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )UbPG`x8
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 CX?q %o2b
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 U;`C%vHff
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。 }A jE- K{
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 N(uH y@
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