（1）call the shots 做决断 abUn{X+f~
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "TKf" zc
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Gu<3*@Ng
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 yE-&TW_q:>
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. hZ.Sj~> 7`
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。 _Q/D%7[pa
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（3）clown around 胡闹 pK4I?=A'
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {! xPq%
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 &~U8S^os
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（4） cook up 虚构 \w^i SK-
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. t-lWvxXe
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 %WCA?W0:4
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 y%=\E
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. :N%cIxrqP
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /H@k;o
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 }
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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. OibW8A4Z1
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。 , Z#t -?
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 3`J?as @^8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @ h([c
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 X_|8CD-@6
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #18H
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 (zBa2Vmmv
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 6
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [Z l
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 RP7e)?5$s
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（10）for good 永远 @h
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. *(s+u~, I
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Q<d\K(<3?:
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 E*7B5
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4CS 9vv)9R
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 `l1{BU
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ._-^ 58[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2<yi8O \
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _C&2-tnp
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 I_'S|L
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }-)2CEj3L%
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。 P
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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 4t|g G`QW7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. b3MgJT"mN
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ LS Na
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 $91c9z;f^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 22`W*e @6h
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 p< '#f,o
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 L"1UUOKy
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。 {IYfq)c
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 $=4T# W=m
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