（1）call the shots 做决断 k5$_Q#
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )T(xQ2&r4
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 vy,ER<
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Jq l#z /z
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =~?2i)-mC
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 ?M;2H {KG:
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（3）clown around 胡闹 FdKp@&O+1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @%O"P9;s
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 `]FA} wC
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（4） cook up 虚构 \d&j`UVY
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. bguhx3s
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 B$ +YK%I
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 S?D|"#-,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. pez[qs
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 6U @3
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <[Q#}/$"
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. ?#< Fxme
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。 y"]?TEd
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 '8 1M%K O
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ']ya_ v~e
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Zi|MWaA.f
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ^Gq4Yr
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. I
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 y{uR h>l
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -=&r}/&
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 2wlrei
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 T8Gx oNm
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（10）for good 永远 T@U_;v |rf
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. E=A h_zKU
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ?uc=(J+ 6
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 6|V713\
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. <?yAIhgN*
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 8do]5FE
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 U)=StpTT
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. jJQ6]ucw a
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 "6[' !rq0
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 pZ/x,b#.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7
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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。 5,:>.LRA
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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*',(J94
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Rg HPYf{
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 9.m_3"s
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >~){KV1~
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. y"#o9"&>&
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 >)R7*^m{'
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 beRpA;
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。 B[F x2r`0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 >)=FS.?]
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