（1）call the shots 做决断 ` bdZ/*E
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )@L'wW
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 X83 w@-$}
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 VH(S=G5Yb
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -Y
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比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 :k3Nt5t!
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（3）clown around 胡闹 rDQ!zlg>l
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. c{&*w")J
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 w^#L9i'v'
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（4） cook up 虚构 |{@8 m9JR
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. >zhO7,=,
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }t ;(VynV)
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 -W<vyNSr
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^.hoLwp.
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 kf;/c}}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~",`,ZXQy
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. :{ur{m5bX
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 8Y_ol#\L
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 U
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. i-'9AYyw
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 :OkT? (i
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 A5H3%o(6k
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #fL8Kq
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 \ig mv]G%
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 GQl$yZaK{
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +8#_59;x
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ;?6No(/
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（10）for good 永远 c1_5, 1U'
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;]w<&C!=
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Udc=,yo3Qm
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 oX DN+4ge
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )6w}<W*1E
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 fnNYX]_bk
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 VL/|tL>E^
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. mCWhUBghR
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 BA:yQ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 E^rb cGJ
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \/S Q,*O
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。 H{AMZyV0/d
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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/k3&O'
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. tBm_YP[
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ i:cXwQG}B
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .!6>oL/iF
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. tU^kQR!
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 +4,2<\fX
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Z1h ]
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。 PT^c^{V
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 @_"9D y Y%
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