（1）call the shots 做决断 xWI 0s;k
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 3[g++B."pC
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 e" 8m+]
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 jnLo[Cf,H8
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 88L bO(q\d
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。 yqc(32rF!
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（3）clown around 胡闹 |$-d, ] V
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. >Ki]8 &
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 :{= 'TMJ7
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（4） cook up 虚构 >"My\o
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. CjukD%>sde
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 'f<_SKd
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 4I [FE;^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. HC`3AQ12!&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 h[)aRo
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 w*R-E4S?2
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ~rfjQPbh9x
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 *"bp}3$^^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 uTloj .
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6 G})h!
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 gBS#Z.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 p?NjxQLA
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3tc sj0Rb
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 J7] 60H#P
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ( #"s!!b
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. e*Med)tc^$
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 :pu{3-n.
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（10）for good 永远 32F GDM
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >o= p5#{
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 BfL Z
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ? UDvFQ&
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 9>>}-;$
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 io'Ovhf:
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ! HC<aWb
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. cb,sb^-
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 v fDb9QP
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 wdV?& W+
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. A+DYIS
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。 <%7
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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 W
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. e;[8 GE.
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ K7VG\Ec
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 @&B!P3{ f
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. k4rB S
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 B '/ >Ax&
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4,Ds B'
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。 <]^D ({`
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 rv%[?Ml
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