（1）call the shots 做决断 AL74q[>
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. EbZRU65J}O
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 s-!Bpr16o0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 F:"<4hiA "
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. D<B/oSy
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。 NHG+l)y:
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（3）clown around 胡闹 @-|{qP=Dy
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. +YVnA?r?
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 6Lk<VpAa
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（4） cook up 虚构 2 UU5\
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. g!;k$`@{E'
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 M n7nS:
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1bs 8fUPB3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. B:Ec(USe
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 >bWx!M]
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 m{4e+&S|
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. L8("1_
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 0h nTHlk
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ;$gZ ?&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 0vbiq
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 u;rK.3o
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Y>LgpO.
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. E~Eh'>Y(B
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 + Bk"
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 O) NEt
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. VDq4n;p1
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 k$1ya7-@
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（10）for good 永远 *F | j%]k~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. * NzHY;e
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 \,| Xz|?C
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 o7Ms]AblT
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [zmx
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 q{I,i(%m8
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 SZW+<X
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. M il
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +Gv{Apd"
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &(a#I]`9M
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. +^1E0@b%
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。 6yEYX'_
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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 v3SH+Ej4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6) {jHnk)
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ AW3\>WC
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 v).V&":
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <\uz",e}
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 /Qi;'h]
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 vM@ 2C'
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。 U%o h ?g
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 [C 1o9c!
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