（1）call the shots 做决断 jkQt'!
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. z*NC?\
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ';;p8bv+
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ;Sx'O
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Dr8WV \4@
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。 v -|P_O&z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 L 5V'Sr
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. h a,=LV
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 yL.PGF1(
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（4） cook up 虚构 EMVoTW)z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =ELDJt
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 *MnG-\{j
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 BST7y4R)BS
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Q}=W>|aE.
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 lJGqR0:r+
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,E/Y@sajn+
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. r {/ G\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 aU Ic=Z
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. #TW>'l F
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 < y\
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 +s/N@]5n W
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. sw=JUfAh y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 3gV&`> @
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 5Sm 5jRr
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 T je o*n ^
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（10）for good 永远 #^4>U&?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. MW",r;l<aM
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 #2l vfR|
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 dm/\uE'l
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Hl3XqR
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 xM'S
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. N?2 #YTjR
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 evg 7d
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 z|DA
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 8[`^(O#\E
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。 +/~\ b/
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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 #<tWY E
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. jL7MmR#y5"
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 rjpafGC p
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. OFQi&/
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 0r$hPmvv8
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _/sf@R
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。 F~Z 0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 H/@M
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