（1）call the shots 做决断 8q9ATB-^>
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :]]x^wony~
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 )S 4RR2Q>
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ir>h3Zk
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9==4T$nM[
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 .`5|NUhN
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（3）clown around 胡闹 UZrEFpi
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. O(!; 7v}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 h6^|f%\w*i
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（4） cook up 虚构 -,T!/E
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. V,0$mBYa
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Wf"GA i
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 sQkijo.
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. /4 OmnE ;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 "~._G5i.
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ge.> #1f}
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. (a8iCci:
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。 |N"K83_pr
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 czpu^BT;;T
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. }2"W0ZdWD
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 R=D }([pi
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 u)I\R\N
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |N%
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +6P[TqR
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. B5vLV@>]
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 fpf,gb8[$n
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（10）for good 永远 LjE3| +pJ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. G?=&\fg_:
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 jll: Rh(b
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 "0[`U(/
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. a^@.C5
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 AG9DJ{T
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ZvT,HJ0?
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0m4M@94
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 OG?7(
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 f <VK\%M
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. M!Ao !D[
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 ?HZ^V
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7x >^ip"7
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 5$'[R ;r
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =FV(m
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. tlUh8os
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 7<MEM NYX
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 D:bmq93PC
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。 ~5% 3]
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ."^\1N(.n
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