（1）call the shots 做决断 !' @
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. vR\[I V?
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 i(>v~T,(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _N`pwxpsb
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =E%<"FB
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。 =R\-mov$
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（3）clown around 胡闹 qxW 2q8QHo
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. gbRdng7(}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。
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（4） cook up 虚构 *C?x\.\C
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. V.274e
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Pi|oO-M
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Ti9cN)lq&
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3/h Axd
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /2!"_?<L
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &U/~*{
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. QCWk [Gx
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。 cM'5 m
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 dQL!
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. OG}D;Ew
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;w}5:3+
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 gBG.3\[
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Uyyw'Ni
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 k||DcwO
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 &hYjQ&n
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. jNNl5.
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 t| zLR
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（10）for good 永远 &_E*]Sj\
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #0 WO~wL
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 HCifO
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Vkb&'
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ^i^S1h"
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 d|sI> 6jD
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. fJC,ubP[5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 3,B[%!3d
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #B)`dA0a
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. T;< >"" T
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。 93(
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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 m,TqyP#
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. t(MlZ>H
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ X|wXTecg*|
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 F'#e]/V1
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :1> R~2
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 |E]YP~h
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 #z t+U^#)
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 y K&)H+v
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