（1）call the shots 做决断 &a~L_`\ '
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _i#@t7
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 <w%DyRFw3
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 X%*brl$D
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. WMRYT"J?N]
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。 }.w#X
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（3）clown around 胡闹 18J.vcP
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. b^@`uDb6
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 U8C w7u2
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（4） cook up 虚构 1\=pPys )
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 5J ?bE?X
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 lu<Np9/5<
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 0<6r U
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Y^T-A}?`
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 5mDVFb 3a
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 HFpjNR
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. bEEJV F0
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。 FA<Z37:
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $@lq}FQ%
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. )^V5*#69D
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 q{jk.:;'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 4'd;'SvF
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4Xa.r6T_N=
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 0 Ax>gj-`
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 'Y,+D`&i)
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )&g2D@+{
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ft*G*.0kO
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（10）for good 永远 IIYX|;1}X
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. *m `KU+o-u
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /zDSl j<c
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 7%~VOB
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Y2ah zB
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 o3(|FN
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. u0(hVK`":
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 h|$zHm
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 s%0[DO3NV
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )%nt61P\W
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。 O(:u( U7e
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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 :IOn`mRYu
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. b ?=
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 eO"\UDBV
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. "pKGUM
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 k(w9vt0?
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。 s$3eJ|
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 O!@KM;
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