（1）call the shots 做决断 AOUO',v
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. &p/k VM
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 .JjuY'-Q
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 U %l{>*q
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. . C?g nOq
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。 I ]1fH
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（3）clown around 胡闹 vkmR
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ? GW3E
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 m!(K
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（4） cook up 虚构 Ne_>%P|I_
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ')<$AMy1
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 5o #8DIal
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }qPo%T
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 8^T$6A[b
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 {eV_+@dT
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [%:NR
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Pp!W$C:
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。 `BY`ltW
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 k/O&,T77}J
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 krU2S-
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Gx)D~7lz
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. P]GGnT(!
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ]f?LQCTq<b
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Mt>DA k
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 o}z}79Z
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（10）for good 永远 $4pW#4/4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8Qh/=Ir
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 _i#Z'4?2E
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 I'wAgf6W
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. eF@E |kK
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 fCR;Fk2B
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 :QNEA3Q
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %iv'/B8
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 wd * Jq
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~MX@-Ff
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^y,ip=<5\3
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。 3ssio-X
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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 /^"TMm
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ;z#9>99rH
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 j06DP _9M
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. &~8} y+z
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 qsp,Usu/
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 -~g3?!+Hb
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。 ;DTNw=
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 "O`;zC
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