（1）call the shots 做决断
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <b
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 0 YFXF
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1 2U]=
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。 sMGo1pG(
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ? Vd~
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. eR \duZ!`
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 BS fmS(.
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（4） cook up 虚构 ,Suk_aX>
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. A xsezr/
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 jKmjZz8L]%
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 /al56n
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. FTCIfW
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 <Vhm tT%7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3XlQ 4
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. fE~KWLm
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。 se %#U40*
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 e -y$&[
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ?YR;o4
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 d. +
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 V\zcv @
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. pRV.\*:c
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 P^<3 Z)L
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 e2 c'Wab
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. MS;^: t1`
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 <8 <P,
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（10）for good 永远 !6=s{V&r1
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. LRHod1}mS
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 +h"i6`g
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 !6-t_S
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &D M3/^70
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 `3\U9ZH23
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 $/"Ymm#"\Y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. @`KbzN_h/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 S|tA%2z
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 c;]\$#2
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 4A@HR
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 u;$qJjS
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. lVT* Ev{&.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 CbM~\6 R
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. N Os00 H
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ?MFC(Wsh
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 aQmS'{d?^
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。 CrI<rD%'
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 }Q: CZ
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