（1）call the shots 做决断 lZW K2
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )\ZzTS
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 U>P|X=)
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^aF8wbuZ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. O'$K],=B S
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 L9FHgl?
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（3）clown around 胡闹 (UYF%MA}"
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. hat>kXm2K
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 *hdC?m. _
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（4） cook up 虚构 HjA_g 0u
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. WKl +{e
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 B$vr'U
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 fD4ICO @
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ;o-yQmdh
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;% Hf)F
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. v q!uD!lr
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。 0F:1\9f5
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 / 6+NU^
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. r~7:daG *
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 cz/Q/%j$/
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 e3(/qMl
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. p$E8Bn%[
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 g(ogXA1
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 $` VFdAe
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9z>z3,ftN
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 en*d/>OVJ
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（10）for good 永远 Wu1 {[a|
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. TsQU6NNE
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 kA wNly
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 I+( /TP
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. kAA>FI6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 w5=tlb
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 %G 3(,Qz
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. v(]]_h
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 *^%*o?M~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 e8= YGx^o`
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Zw1U@5}A
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 O$u"/cwe*
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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 ;)AfB#:d
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^' M>r (t
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 *J|(jdu7
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. v
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 !wVM= z^G
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。 77f9(~ZnT
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 kgP0x-Ap
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