（1）call the shots 做决断 nHQWO
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. NZ% v{?
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 UTO$L|K
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 4p>,
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -v9x tNg
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 ]<u%jTQREd
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（3）clown around 胡闹 "71Y{WQ
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. hcR^?
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Q5*"t*L!N
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（4） cook up 虚构 N({-&A.N
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _RWH$L9
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 M`?ATmYy
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 o v1#BeQ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ob9=/ R?i
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *~d<]U5h
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 b:$q5
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 8TYoa:pZ
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 it->)?"(6
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 oz l>Au
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. K"Gea`I
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 a#&\65D
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Ib"fHLWA^!
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Cjj(v7[E
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 A%~t[ H
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. lN_b &92
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 gj82qy\:
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（10）for good 永远 J5}?<Dd:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. (Vt5@25JW
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 %:7/ym[
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 WP PD vB
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /`7G 7pQ+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 M%5_~g2n'\
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 X&A2:A 6\+
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. F`.W 9H3
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Bf Q#5
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 B. #-@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. >bg{
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 hfs QAa
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 hPt=j{aJ%<
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^CB@4$!
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ iN25 91S
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 #_zj5B38E
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. jI WX6
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 T;3B_ lu]
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Rd|^C$6
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 J$ &2GAi
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 9/O\769"'
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