（1）call the shots 做决断
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. &OsO _F
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 <sli!rv
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 w?:tce
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @A'@%Zv-
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!M$<j
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（3）clown around 胡闹 !QS j*)V#
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^xm%~
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 d J>~
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（4） cook up 虚构 `i<omZ[aT
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @|([b r|O
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 xM)6'= x6
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 v6P2 v
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Dl@Jj?zc
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 `br$kB
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 d$hBgJe>N
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Q|xa:`3?
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 * }) W>
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 |p.|zH
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. JIPBJ
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 w)C5XX30;
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 uH]oHh!}j
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. c{
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 v =d16
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 F:N8{p uq5
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 D$N;Qb
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（10）for good 永远 8qL.L(=\/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Swr4De_5
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 QQJf;p7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 h:RP/ 0E
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. y9b%P]i
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 <*(^QOM
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 niqknqW<t
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $*;`$5.x ^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 "+E\os72|
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ?N^1v&Q
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?4^ 0xGyE
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 +z 4E:v
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 TV=K3F 5)M
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1mD)G55Ep
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ dci<Rz`h
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 , x$^ ^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7=%Oev&0g-
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 .$@+ / @4
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Y_K W9T_
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。 NSM7n=
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 l dqU# {
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