（1）call the shots 做决断 ~\-=q^/ !
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <#BK( W~$
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^n~ Kr1}nj
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 BKTTta1mY
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. xS@jV6E~
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。 (^ B1Kt!<
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（3）clown around 胡闹 /Hk})o_
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Y{j~;G@Wl
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ` /m] K ~~
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（4） cook up 虚构 dY$nw
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. HkRvcX
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 M)K!!Jqh
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ("=q-6$G
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. FDuA5At
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ][Tw^r&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 oVk!C a
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. Yf[C mn
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。 $G0e1)D
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 YYI0iM>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >,zU=I?9Y
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 $Xo_8SX,
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 uYs45 G
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4V[(RXc/
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 (&*Bl\YoX
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 pR0 !b gC
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. `Qb!W45
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 )2E vZn
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（10）for good 永远 <^;~8 :0]
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. - TH(Z(pB
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 B7C<;`5TiD
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 i88 5T '
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :twp95{R1
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ^0_ >
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 A #q.)8
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. lu>G=u CJ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 R+0fs$s u
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #( 'R`~
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 8yI4=P"F,
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。 6& E[hvu
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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 -|#/KKF
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. JK{2 hr_a
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ,e OZv=:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 g; R
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _G4 U
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 !2B~.!&
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 r!{i2I |
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。 8$JJI( {bH
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 1F0];{a
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