（1）call the shots 做决断 QI_59 f>
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ofW+_DKB?l
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 SLhEc
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 B/"2.,
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _ i E j
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。 gq5qRi`q
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（3）clown around 胡闹 1IgHc.s
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. #~ Q8 M*~@
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 WjMS5^ _
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（4） cook up 虚构 2BzqY`O
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $cVi ;2$p
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 @1R8 -aa-r
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }xlKonk
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +@ VYs*&&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 y5 m!*=`l`
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 dZGbC 9
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. CDp8)=WJFF
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。 ^t[HoFRa
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ?G? gy2
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. !6w{(Rc(C
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Gowp
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 iS@\ =CK
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |)W!jC&k
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Ak~4|w-
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 tL0`Rvl
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ["3df>!f
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Poa ?Ej
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（10）for good 永远 Q1>zg, r
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <E':[.zC
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 _ ^7|!(Sz
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 gY`Nr!O
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. h e )ulB
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ! ;>(i e\
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 )%du@a8
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #1$}S=8*f
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 r9ke,7?
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 X9~m8c){z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. wVi%oSfM
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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 v5T9Y-{`
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. J- J3=JG
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 lv:U%+A
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #Y[H8TW
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 J"[3~&em
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?gV'(3
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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。 ! =[uT+v
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 CKTrZxR"
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