（1）call the shots 做决断 #X1ND
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. U5de@Y
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 DvvK^+-~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 onzxx4bax
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ON(kt3.h
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。 qX{+oy5
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（3）clown around 胡闹 q_58 ;Bv
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (!WD1w
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 nNn :-
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~]2K ^bh8&
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. + ePS14G
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 kxv1Hn"`{E
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 hwv/AnX~O
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \4fQMG
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 XSLFPTDEc
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 b>ySv
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. z2GY:<s
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。 =Xr.'(U
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Dl vz )
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. s$j,9uRr
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 InI$:kJ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :V ||c 5B+
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <e6#lFQqK
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 OneY_<*a<
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 K}Qa~_
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. WpvhTX
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 % pCTN P
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（10）for good 永远 <a3 WKw
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. "w<#^d_6
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 R:qW;n%AF
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 (E1~ H0^
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >m\(6x8RE
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 m8[j #=h
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 (T oUgVW1N
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. xAm6BB
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Ny/MJ#Lq
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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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. dM@1l1h/
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。 J{G?-+`
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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 d<Tc7vg4|U
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {' H(g[k
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Y'X%Aw;`
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. T)_hpt.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 >H ,*H;6
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ^-'fW7[m
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。 _yR^*}xJb
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 R4d=S4 i
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