（1）call the shots 做决断 ^ H'hD
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. $-m@KB
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 9uuta4&uI
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 oR-O~_) U
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. J$1j-\KS
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。 N YCj; ,V
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（3）clown around 胡闹 '
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. &J\B\`
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ?g5iok {
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（4） cook up 虚构 5i^ `vmK
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \M+MDT&
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 smQ4CLJ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 $kD7y5
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. EY
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 BTO A &Ag
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 uK"^*NEC';
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. 3 .(.*>
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。 Hr(6TLNw
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 DYc.to-
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 9~=gw P
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 4S'[\ZJO
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 U ?^OD
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `GP Q((la
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 - &@]M>r@
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ' Q\ @19
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :*#rRQ>t
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^ )|&|
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（10）for good 永远 3 sl=>;-
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. kmIoJ H5
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 <F ew<r2
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 wjL|Z8
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. oBb?"2 ~9
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 w %;hl#s
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 IeZ&7u
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. UIQQ \,3
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 vuXS/ d
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 p 7s@%scp
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. >o#ERNf
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(_P9 E[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 ,`y yR:F
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4b]_
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 sA3UeTf
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. k'g $2
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 %06vgjOa (
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <8f(eP\*F
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 %'y_C3
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 o _sQQF
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