（1）call the shots 做决断 2_L u 0Yrg
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !IJ
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作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ` &=%p|
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [ (Y@
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. |$tF{\
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。 .\`M oH
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（3）clown around 胡闹 &4wSX{c/P
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Mprn7=I{Tg
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 h/5V~ :)
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（4） cook up 虚构 G9S3r3
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. v#d3W|
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 m !INbIh
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Qfj oHeG7
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. t^bh2 $J
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 #}6~>A
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 e<DcuF<ZS
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. b 2\J<Nw
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。 .mnkV -m
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 fda2dY;
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Nt
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 k-4z2qB
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 9AWP` ~l`
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 2(Xu?W 7d
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ~- aUw}U
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 f. h3:_r
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }V/iU_)
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Gp_flGdGQ
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（10）for good 永远 Ga ^:y=m
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;5|d[r}k3
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ]:#W$9,WL
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^S|}<6~6b
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. M )v='O<H8
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 t@2MEo
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 XB[EJGa X
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Vo%ikR #
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?: 5/4YC
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 e ?Jgk$"
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ZlMS=<hgFx
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。 Cpn!}!Gnf
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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 l:a#B
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. vgn,ZcX
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ -23sm~ `
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 kK &A K2
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $7O3+R/=
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 WxJaE;`Ige
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 r0<z y_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。 /BS yanro
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 d|sf2
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