（1）call the shots 做决断 ?.~ 1%l !
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1QoW/X'>.
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 \[MAa:/
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y'R }
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. fUT[tkb/!
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。 ?UXF z'
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（3）clown around 胡闹 +,Eam6g{
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3lP;=* m.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 'a~@q~!
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（4） cook up 虚构 t>j_C{X1(
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 7({)ou x
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 3c<aI =$^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 "5hk%T '
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. U&^q #['
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 )jM%bUk,!
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 gQnr.
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 3jx%]S^z|
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 ho\1[xS
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 M xE]EJZ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. `|t,Uc|7!
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 k&Pt\- 9on
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. h@,ja
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 sy&[Q{,4
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 z:QDWH
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 4 Gu'WbJ
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 B% F]K<
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（10）for good 永远 *$ Q>Om]
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. iq&3S 0
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ipSMmpB
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 (NJ{> @&
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 2#wnJdr6E
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 bWe 2z~dP
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 (.J/Ql0Y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. V DFgu
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ^C>kmo3J
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 T;w:^XW
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [,=?e
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。 }M07-qIX{
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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 b?~p/ [
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. rj4@
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ -gn0@hS0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 so-5% S
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 'R u(`"
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 qCs/sW
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _>gz&
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。 )nN!% |J
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 1/dL-"*0
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