（1）call the shots 做决断 yu6`66h)
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. A a= u+
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 1"pI^Ddt
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +2K :qvzZ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4Sm]>%F':
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。 %]gn?`O
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ~6pr0uyO`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ot`%*
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 9Ro6 fjjE
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（4） cook up 虚构 kloR#?8A
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *?z0$Kz<,[
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 >_c5r?]S G
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 EyI}{6~F
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. d{3@h +zL
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 bae\Zk%`^
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "+z?x~rk
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 277ASCWLkU
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 ~%/Wupf
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 RbGJ)K!
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^A][)* SZ
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 nLwiCf e
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 { F'Kk\f%:
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !PMU O\y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 &f>eQ S=(
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 GyW.2
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [3W*9j
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 &m {kH M
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（10）for good 永远 4"@GNk~e
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [xfaj'j=@
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ZkP {[^6d\
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 KQld YA|m
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5tv<8~:K
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 2oZ9laJO
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 >sD4R}\})
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [EY`am8[
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Kzb`$CGK
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6*nAo8gl
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. `_ 5GG3@Ff
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。 1|ZhPsD.}g
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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 D -IR!js ]
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?-OPX_i_
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ F52B~ @ .
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 \OC6M ` /
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. # FYAV%pi
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 r7] "?#
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 'R9g7,53R
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。 \aP6_g:N}
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 %8)W0WMe
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