（1）call the shots 做决断 )@Yp;=l
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >Uvtsj#
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Ms ?V1
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \S;%
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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。 U'LO;s04m
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（3）clown around 胡闹 c1/G yq
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. s<qSelj
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 sTqy-^e7
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（4） cook up 虚构 p'k stiB
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ,@!8jar@w}
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 MvY0?!v
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 +,>f-kaV
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. p% IR4f
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 qx{.`AaZW
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 '* >LZo4
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. OJ UM Y<5
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。 =
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 &t%CuU]/@
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. '! 1ts @
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 1`O`!plD+
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 j)-D.bY0
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. yN3Tk}{V
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 JIb<>X,
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 0y;&L63>T
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. q'(WIv@
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 7gV Wu"
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（10）for good 永远 3jS=
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. |B` -chK
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 sxThz7#i)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 I J4"X#Q/
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. e!4akKw4wD
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 u~s'<c+8_
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 eaX`S.!jR
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. i"rMP#7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 c6c^9*,V
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2jhVmK
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. o B6" D
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。 #eUfwd6.Y
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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 =rBFMTllM
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :/~vaC Z
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ SAH\'v0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 v,D_^?] @
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. rM?D7a{q
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 COHJJONR
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Q5<vK{
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。 ]~K&mNo
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 5t<]|-i!
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