（1）call the shots 做决断 .'l N4x
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. P4 6,o
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 >FF1)~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 a5V=!OoMk
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. w+_Wc ~f
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。 7#pZa. B)k
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ym%o}( v-
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around.
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 p;`N\.ld
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（4） cook up 虚构 o](.368+4
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. m[8
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 /aOlYqM(>
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 H \+-cvl
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. * nCx[
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 h8.FX-0& =
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 _}ele+
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. {D, RU8&
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。 l% <c6 ;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9v~5qv;
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 oMc1:=EG
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 hdg<bZk:
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. v[L[A3`"/
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 P) 1 EA;
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 *#h;c1aP
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 3 Gd|YRtk
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 (\&
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（10）for good 永远 zlkWU
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @L8;VSI
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 \EI#az=I
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 5^2TfG9
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. bQ.nFa']
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 X6kaL 3L}
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. |Puj7Ru
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 u +z~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 e & R b
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 4 J8Dh;a`
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。 Cuv|6t75 '
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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 #Fz b 8Yo
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1eiw3WU;
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ - 0DZ::
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 QgZJ`G--
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. vJThU$s-
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 vZk9gGjk
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Wr# ~GFg
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。 K ?YEoz'y[
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 !Bj^i
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