（1）call the shots 做决断 =Ev * Q[
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \BxE0GGky
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 5y|/}D>
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {t<U :*n2
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -<WQ>mrB&
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。 % wS5 m#n
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（3）clown around 胡闹 @K.[;-;g
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 0p' =Vel{}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 c{s%kVOzg
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（4） cook up 虚构 1t7S:IZ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. E;^ ~}
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 @-Js)zcl q
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 MUU9IMFJ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. dzPwlCC%-
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Z 2u5 n`K
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 #97w6,P+
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. f_GqJ7Gk]
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。 6@@J>S>
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 :If1zB)
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. wWR9dsB.;
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 @9<M W
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 RtVG6'Y
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. hZ@Wl6FG;
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 #x;i R8^
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ?1u2P$d
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (lY< \l
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^}4=pkJ;s
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（10）for good 永远 J_^Ml)@iy
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. e$+?l~
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 O0i[GCtP5
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 71ctjU`U2
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. s'/ g:aJ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ^q 0O x&X
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 T};fy+iq
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #{8n< sE
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ovn)lIs
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 r-$SF5uv
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. .?YLD+\A
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。 tOK lCc
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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 >}~Pu|
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ie!ik
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 420cJ{;A
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. dfBTx6/F
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 x xh(VQdg
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 g6kVHxh-
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。 {Y! -] _ 5
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 lxpi
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