（1）call the shots 做决断 _>.%X45xi
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9 +6"<r!
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 _" n4SXhq
|Cm}%sgR\0
（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 (@zn[ Nq
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. TocqoYX{{
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。 k6XO-a f
a %kj)ah
（3）clown around 胡闹 +e\u4k {3V
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ocvBKsfhE`
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 D c^d$gh
h!.(7qdd
（4） cook up 虚构 {|cA[#j#
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `?:'_K i
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 0)Z7U$
#AHIlUH"m
（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 +_<# 8v
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 4d O>L"
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 u4Sa4o
lWR
（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 v'uQ'CiH
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. IKt9=T x
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。 _Uq'eZol
R9HRbVBJf
（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 "3K0 wR5
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. <"- s N
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 |67UN U
*m 7e>]-
（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ZISR]xay
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ; - 3M
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 W $y?~2
" H({kmR
（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -`( :L[
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I^o^@ C
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 975KRnj
X@s s d
（10）for good 永远 L:31toGK
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. R
.,w`<<
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 y
Le5,
:s f ;Fq
（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ixp %aRRP
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ;J4_8N-
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 `f (!i mN
*]rV,\ z:
（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 o , d:{tt
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 90q* V%cS
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [wEx jLW
BjShK+Y
（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )_Bte Lo-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?VJ Fp^Ra
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。 V{8mx70
DP?gozm
（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 Zy<0'k%U
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. $h2 h&6mH
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ !({[ ^[!
WA<~M) rb
（15）give an ear to 听一听 b_ B4
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. L
U7.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 (* p |Kzu
hfY2pG9N
（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
! _QU-
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 6K,AQ.=V2
)t|M)z J
（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ].$N@t C
MQI6e".
