（1）call the shots 做决断 ^ X =Q{nB
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. R 'Sd'pSDN
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 )pB#7aEw
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |Wh3a#
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. L:R4&|E/t
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。 { f/qI`
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（3）clown around 胡闹 *c0 H_8e
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. BQ@7^E[
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 XH% L]
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（4） cook up 虚构 U<Pjn)M~B
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. p8 rh`7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ( ;FxKm<P@
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. eA/n.V$z
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 $@ g]?*L:
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 S * h52li
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ?bTfQH
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 o<`vh*U@,4
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. p~pD`'%
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 (`x_MTLL
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 [GwAm>k
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. pGbfdX
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 i! .]U@{k
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ;Rrh$Ag
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P}bIp+
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（10）for good 永远 x.Sf B[SZ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. i'>6Qo
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 vgfC{]v<W]
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^QK`z@B
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. twT/uBQ4a
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 }0'=}BE
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 mw @Pl\=
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +C( -f
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <Xf6?nyZ(
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 J2mHPV A3
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^7gG tz2
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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 _y@ 28t
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. -IPo/?}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 &Mh.PzO=b
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. S SK}'LQ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 qBA)5Sv\V
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。 b--=GY))F
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Y(Q
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