（1）call the shots 做决断 es* $ /A
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !uGfS' Vl
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 #`u}#(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 $!_
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. N_T5sZ\
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 e\C-a4[C8P
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（3）clown around 胡闹 c;kU|_
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. m,Y/ke\
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ` 0NU
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（4） cook up 虚构 ==[(Mn,%d
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. J|BElBY
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 X d+H()nR
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Y2DL%'K^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. tA#$q;S
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 x/O;8 ^b
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {<ShUN
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. Rv&"h_"t
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。 jg?UwR&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 G^Gs/-
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. nNCR5&,q
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 zgGysjV
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 `Xos]L'w
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. dq '2y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 c6[m'cy
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 0ZjT.Ep
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. q8$t4_ pF
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 NAD^10
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（10）for good 永远 i W6O9 ~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ?1ey$SSU]
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 `NQ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 CC=I|/mBM
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >\1twd{u]
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 E,m|E]WP
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Dd1k?
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. <~dfp
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 QG* hQh
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 lf`ULY4{
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. t5E$u(&+'B
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。 :XY%@n
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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 |X=p`iz1&
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. rpiuFst
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 TIJH} Ri
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. |6Y:W$7k
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 qA '^b~
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 p-"C^=l
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。 ahXcQ9jzFi
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 G|jHic!
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