（1）call the shots 做决断 [<2<Y
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. FG%X~L<d,)
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ?ATOXy
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 iL7DRQ1
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. R9'b-5q
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。 Jy)KqdkX+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 kO,zZF &
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ".W8)
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 <vUbv
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（4） cook up 虚构 KV}FZ3jY
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. qs1 ?IYD
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 syWG'( >
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. O #F
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4,sJE2"[9
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Q3
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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\(.3W7
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。 NL!u<6y
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 OjFLPGRCh
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. = 8t]\Y?
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 &:/hrighH
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 R%{ a1r>9h
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 9X j7~,
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 19HM])Zw\
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 [Na N>BZ?
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. !qv ea,vw
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 7({]x*o*%
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（10）for good 永远 SW*"\X;
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. : ]s UpO
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 $K]m{
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 MXw hxk#E
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Q?nN!e T
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ~tBYIkvWT
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {l>y i
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 B.dH(um
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 %5eY'
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2>cGH7EBD
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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 I,0q4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. /JHc! D
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 b\3Oyp>
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `V`lo, "\
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 O_ChxX0KP
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。 QWD'!)Zb
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 j/fzzI0@
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