（1）call the shots 做决断 jr|(K *;
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. c*-8h{}
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 rjo/-910
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Hzcy '
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2 E33m*C2
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。 ug'I:#@2
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（3）clown around 胡闹 y< W? hE[
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2?u>A3^R
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 AjKP -[
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（4） cook up 虚构 =Mzg={)v
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. g{.>nE^Sc5
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 :!Wijdq
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ZR.1SA0x?O
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. [^EU'lewnW
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 d rnqX-E;
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |Zr5I";
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. ;5:g%Dt
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。 &tB|l_p_-p
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 )G\2 3P
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 'b:e`2fl
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;2Db/"`t
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ,d(F|5 M:
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 8/,m8UOY
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 {hG r`Rh
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 vA2@Db}
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6F6[w?
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 5cO}Jp%PA
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（10）for good 永远 $#2ik~]>
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. .;yy=
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 QWH1xId
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 7?-eR-
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )z&0 g2Am
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 \HLI
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 (f#QETiV
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. .=~beTS'Vo
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _IuEa\>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 /e1m1 B
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. gP"p7\
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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。 )X@Obg
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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 { Z 3t0F
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. L]hXAShmb
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 VgtW T`F.I
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. iDt^4=`
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 xT70Rp(2po
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 5JW+&XA
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。 -CfGWO#Gbx
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 E{kh)-
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