（1）call the shots 做决断 7loIjT7
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. #~`d
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作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Z6_ fI
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Gr !@ih^
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @K}Bll.E
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。 '%KaAi$
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（3）clown around 胡闹 _PGS"O?j
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. sQ8kLS_q8
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 mC ./,a[
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（4） cook up 虚构 .Tc?PmN
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "T' QbK0
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 [ Ru ( H
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Ex4)R2c*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. a5 uBQ?
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ]w~ECP(ap
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ^d!I{ y#
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. uX~YDy
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。 l#rr--];
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 l'kVi
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. YguY5z
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 T!QAc O
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 h[r)HX0hA
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. :djbZ><
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 :;N2hnHoG
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 4x?4[J~u[
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ->5[C0: ]
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 f- ~]
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（10）for good 永远 TJz}
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &?3P5dy_
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 UaM&/K9
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 GLa_[9 "
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. UOkVU *{
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 +p0Y*.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ?HP{>l0r
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. K8/I+#j
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 7nk3^$|
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 uF<\|y rFt
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \_AoG8B
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。 DUyUA'*4n|
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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{;5jnpG
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. CzG/=#IU
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ !s47A"O&B
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 n VGWJ3
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. sm at6p[
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 A5%cgr% 6
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 qz.WF8Sy2
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。 gutf[Ksu
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 %p
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