（1）call the shots 做决断 ^x8yW b rE
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. -^i[
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 XANPI|
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Gf(|?"
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. DeTx7 i0
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。 o/grM+_
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（3）clown around 胡闹 TmZ%
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. g q | T:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 cN}Aeo
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（4） cook up 虚构 0= 3Av8
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 5E|y5|8fb
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 2UPqn#.3
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 nU{ }R"|
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. `*5_`^t
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 <6_R WtU
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Rq V* O}Am
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. j:)"s_
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。 [Ybn pI
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 R/&Ev$:
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ]!JUiFj"uD
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 K"%_q$[YQ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 yMdE[/+3
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. h[|c?\E
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 O$=[m9V
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 IQ$cLr-S
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 8T&.8r
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 [8F1rZ&
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（10）for good 永远 u@V|13p<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )5NfOvmNB
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 EDMuQu/D8
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 CK<Wba
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. x4$#x70?
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Y[=X b
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 pX5#!)
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %XX(x'^4
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~N<zv( {lG
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 qL;OE.?oA
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. P2U^ %_~
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 ` 7v"(
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 xL- ]gwq
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. JDp"!x{O
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ zEHX:-f8
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 : eL{&& 6
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `%%/`Qpj;
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 zSJSus
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 L5 -p0O`R
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 O[$,e%
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 r Khhx
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