（1）call the shots 做决断 .
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. +an.z3?w
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 8^26g 3
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 }EB/1 8
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. BD6 oN]
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。 h$`P|#V&
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（3）clown around 胡闹 AS[yNCsjC
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^O_E
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 XV"8 R"u%Q
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（4） cook up 虚构 \XaKq8uE
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. qKX 3Npw
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 m[~fT(NI
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ~>:uMXyV2t
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. QKW; r
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 3z$9jN/<u
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 'l, ym~R
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. B5 '-v%YO+
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。 v8 Ga@*
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 jq ULg iC
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ttlFb]zZh
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 n&V \s0
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &s.S) 'l4l
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. NRU&GCVwu
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 |tl4I2AV
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Bf37/kkf(
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1n +C'P"
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。
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（10）for good 永远 +AGI)uQQ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. iT f]Pd'
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 S >AM?
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 )erI3?k
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. QMUmPx&
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 V\U,PNkZQ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 7noxUGmFw
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 wxy. &a]
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +6dq+8msF
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. y8j wfO3
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。 >K<n~;ON|
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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 kzq3-NTV
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. mUFg(;ya
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 /l o;:)AiP
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?)x"+[2
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 )YSS>V
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 b#XY.+ *0
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。 ;- ~}g 7$
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 (-'Jf #&X^
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