（1）call the shots 做决断 WvN{f*
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. A81'ca/
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 wmDO^}>ZP
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _u q[D`=
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :x[SV^fw[
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。 ep)O|_=
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（3）clown around 胡闹 mhW*rH*m
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }Hy4^2B
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ncdj/C
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（4） cook up 虚构 r0/a w
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )F'r-I%Hi
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 mkuK$Mj
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 l>*L
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^R h`XE
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 =Q~@dP
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Id^)WEK4
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ,(;]8G-Yj
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 |
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Qpocj :
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. a98J_^ n
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 TO w;P:-
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 G Q\;f
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. gaWJzK
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 i)q8 p
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 :6jh*,OHZl
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1!W'0LPM
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 f-`C1|\w
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（10）for good 永远 +lw8YH
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 2?nEHIUT
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 |a!]Iqz"N
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `5
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 YB]{gm2
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 c&'5r OY~
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [w{x+ 6uX'
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 #+8G`
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #CRd@k ?
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s< {) X$
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。 V /]o':
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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 _sK{qQxvM=
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. $1Qcz,4B|
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ yY_#fJj
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 PW+B&7{
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0]xp"xOwW
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 MW|R)gt
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 gMs B1 |
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。 Z '~Ie~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 u;9a/RI
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