（1）call the shots 做决断 n1qQ+(xC
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *meZ8DV2DH
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 03xa'Of>
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 N8!cO[3 Oh
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {s)+R[?m<o
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。 %u`8mi nCt
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（3）clown around 胡闹 BHd&yIyI
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k ]W[ `
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 GT~)nC9f
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（4） cook up 虚构 ]Oh@,V8
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。 aHs^tPg
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ;6gDV`Twy
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. j Yx38_5e
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 -#0qV:D
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @xQgY*f#
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. *n; !G8\
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。 AcS|c:3MUy
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `D>S;[~S7
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ~Cl ){8o
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 #OBJ zf*p
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 >C 7r:%
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. xgABpikC^
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 rE i Ki
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 n/DP>U$I&
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 3Th'p aMG
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 @WJg WJm
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（10）for good 永远 /4t j3B,
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 [!!o-9b
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 wkP#Z"A0~
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. (2$(
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 >QA uEM
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 = 2Bg9!zW>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. JQ}$Aqk
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 dODt(J}%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Q&MZN);.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0*%Z's\M"
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。 iDMJicW!+F
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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 nNrPHNfqD
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #rxVd
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你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ W"): -Wq
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 I'PeN0 T
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. F_Z- 8>P
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ;} und*q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 fYp'&Btb]x
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。 D|@/yDQ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 /3A^I{e74
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