（1）call the shots 做决断 -29 Sw
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. P ;&rh U^[
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 <Tq&Va_w
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 -rU~
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2gn*B$ a
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。 n-h2SQl !
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ~[@Gj{6p0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^y@ RfM=A
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ~<M/<%o2*
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~|j :xM(i
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 9N H"Ik*
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 pRsYA7Ti
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 >".,=u '
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. m6%csh-N1
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 jL$&]sQ`O)
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 P]bq9!{1
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. % -~W|Y
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 +39Vxe:Oy
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ,hj5.;M
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >U~B"'!xV
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ?[4!2T,Ca
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 U @Il:\I
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. [OI&_W Iw
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7wt2 |$Qz
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ,2F4S5F~rC
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. s*R \!L
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 JPS7L} Kv
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（10）for good 永远 { VC4rA
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. stn yJ9
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 lO/<xSjNd
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 7w7mE
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. gf!hO$sQ3
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =<-tD<
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 \V is
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &"dT/5 }6
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 KKm0@Y
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 W)"PYC4
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^(ks^<}
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。 VjU;[
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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 )!1; =
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. J@ x%TA
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Sd;/yC 8
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 _(J 7^rN
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. {mPalo A
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 nZ>bOP+,
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 i2{xW`AcUh
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。 fP`g#t)4Tu
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 } d / 5_X
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