（1）call the shots 做决断 V}J W@
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. #? -W.
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 #F9$"L1Hg
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 S\f^y8*<
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 7<KRB\)b&
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。 -kJF@w6u
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（3）clown around 胡闹 p1&d@PF&&
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "~Eo=R0O
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 |[: `izW
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（4） cook up 虚构 +&t{IP(?
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ?ph"|LyL
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 MKH7d/x
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 &?9.Y,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @9L%`=]b^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *$s)p >
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ` ^6}Dn
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Fq{nc]L6
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 g\^(>Ouc
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 INkrG.=u
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. S=my ;M-
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 z1 L .
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 T @z$ g
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. g$:2c7uL
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 \q,w)BE
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 %bv< OMD
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. OrH& dY
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 B8P%4@T
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（10）for good 永远 SC!IQ80H#D
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~svu0[Vx
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 aN7u
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 q=EQ DHmh
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /bw-*
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 S-L6K A{
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 iCc \p2p
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. *JDc1$H0
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2/bck)p=
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 kQ:2 @SOm
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }??q{B@v
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。 ~L1N1Z)Kk
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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 jL EU V
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. WpvH} l r}
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ co*5NM^
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ?r@ZTuq#
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. mhs%b4 '>
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 T^Z#x-Q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 |e\:0O?
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。 N[mOJa:
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 z=u4&x|xA
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