（1）call the shots 做决断 .T ,HtHe
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. : ir3u
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 I1l^0@J
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 tPN CdA
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. guGX
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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。 GoAh{=s
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（3）clown around 胡闹 rIYO (}Fl
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. e8wPEDN*4
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 SdYb T)y
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（4） cook up 虚构 %n8CK->
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 6OAE AIh
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 B : 0o T
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 {^(uoB C/
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. j (Q# NFT7
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 OI"g-+~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 vr{|ubG]d
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. $w <R".4
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 QRrA yRf[
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 s^IC]sW\%
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. r\F2X J^
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 4b;*:C4?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 .-mIU.Nwi
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3N+B|WrM
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 j[FB*L1!D
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~o|sm a5.
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 1cMLl6Bp>
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（10）for good 永远 5@
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :t9![y[=|
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 5}Ge
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 vV$^`WY4
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. OHj>ufwVq
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ZI qXkD
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 <Opw"yY&q]
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. (|o @
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \lQI;b;$
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 y7CO%SA
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 4F0w+w JD
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。 &a e!lB
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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 +Yq?:uBV
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. W94 u7a
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ .d[ ^&<^
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 rr\9HA
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. m9sck:g#L1
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 9a`~ K L
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 n 3&h1-
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。 u9~ Ncz
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 qxAh8RR;/
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