（1）call the shots 做决断 ? >SC:{(
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. &=oW=g 2
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 [#S}L(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 I0trHrX9
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. G%_6" s
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。 CZcn X8P'8
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（3）clown around 胡闹 t84(k zcC
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5- 3`@ (/
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ]PJb 9$f2
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（4） cook up 虚构 tkx1iBW=
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 5RCZv\Wd&
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 f< bc8Lp
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |-GmW SK_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 mZDL=p
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *u^N_y
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. b0|q@!z>
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。 i>#[*.|P
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ]@ )T]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. /*\pm!]._^
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 , v,mBYaU
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 FjYi h>
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~?TG SD@(
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7 714 }%Z
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 chv0\k"'
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. N%
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 *vqlY[2Ax
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（10）for good 永远 i j&_>
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @| kBc.(]
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 $Ay
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ov >Rv y
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. wN1%;~?7
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 g RA}sF
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 c#X9d8>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +rse,b&U(
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 (GB2("p`
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <>\s#Jf/
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. P F5;2
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。 pJ kaP
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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 vM@ 2C'
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. U%o h ?g
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ l1BbL5#1Q>
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 %H OMX{~}#
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. k{_ Op/k}V
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ue8C pn^M
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 z<2!|
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。 .XD7};g
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 gx+bKGB`
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