（1）call the shots 做决断 {LT2 ^gy=
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >sQf{uL
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 q#K0EAgC
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 O"1HO[
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. S[{,+{b0
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。 h+}{FB 29
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（3）clown around 胡闹 w$j6 !z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. AoY!f'Z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 W6):IW(E
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（4） cook up 虚构 :;\xyy}A
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Gp=V%w\FDW
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 b>]UNf"-
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ?;A\>sP
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. GK1P7Qy?V
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 =i6k[ rg
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 _+Z5qUm Q
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. !wC(
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我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 8:2Vib$
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 PP]7_ h^ 2
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ' <'5BeU
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 V9cj
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. h-x~:$Z,
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 x4,[5N"}YK
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Pa"Kk9!o36
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Yp\Y]pym
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 =CO'LyG
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（10）for good 永远 c4zGQoeH:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. olKM0K
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *;Cpz[N
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 L uW"" P/
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Ucz=\dO1
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 }PM7CZSq
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 yCkX+{ki
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Bn.5ivF3
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \jZ)r>US"
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 K[x=knFO
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ;wTc_i
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。 8idI Jm%y
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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 u|k_OUTq
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f{u S
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ;f= .SJF
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 g Sf > +|
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ^z~d rcR
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 /2MZH
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?y__ Vrw
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。 tI5*0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 & .PAIe.
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