（1）call the shots 做决断 wggHUr(g,
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. +p6\R;_E
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 j6(IF5MqP
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8'Bl=C|0X
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. oySM?ZE
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。 ;rAW3
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（3）clown around 胡闹 BXw,Rz }
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )qXe`3 d5
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 -" K:ve(K
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（4） cook up 虚构 #%tL8/K*
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. gc[J.[
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 u CS
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 b/Q"j3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;*H~Yb0
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 )'|W [Sh?
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ua-|4@YO
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. yOz Kux8kB
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。 Ao0PFY
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 x#mk[SV
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. IjAity.Xrq
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 _cN)q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Vn; ] ''_
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. *tPY
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ()
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 )p9n|C
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Gn4b\ y%%
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 SJ+-H83x
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（10）for good 永远 j/|qge4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 'p]qN;`'O$
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0\*<k`dY
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]%h I-
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. v Ueel%
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Bd[Gsns
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 a Z, Wa-k
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0EU4irMa
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 @sO.g_yM
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~J: lC u
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. K L~sEli
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。 P~Owvs /=
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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 YU(x!<Z
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. qrYeh`Mv
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ `2
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 rdg1<Z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. -~ Q3T9+
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 t }l<#X5
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 O0YGjS|d
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。 4q8%!\A+
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 CFxs`C^
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