（1）call the shots 做决断 9!9 Gpi
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. gEi" m5po
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ]-* }-j`
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 PI?-gc ?[
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. JC =Bxv
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。 |AFF*]e S
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（3）clown around 胡闹 uL-i>!"L!}
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =, T~F3pK
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 #v&&Gu F
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（4） cook up 虚构 Q 5@~0
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. a'T|p)N.;T
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 j,1 ,;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 sXhtn' <v
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 8:t-I]dzk
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 a[(n91J0
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Q;aZpi-E"
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. E#HO0 ]S
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。 &)bar.vw/
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 /@wm?ft6Gk
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 q1?2
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 RIJBH Oa
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. q!AS }rV
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 |xf%1(Rl@
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 H<NYm#a"
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1/&j'B
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 P%/+?(?
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（10）for good 永远 RisrU
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !o .g2
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $iP#8La:Y
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ZnJnjW PQ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 t8P>s})[4
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =} vG|
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 8L|C&Ymj
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 _aD x('
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. <4O=[Q 5S
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。 mR0@R;,p
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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 3aDma/
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. (=P nLP
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ >Y \4 v}-
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 S((8DSt*
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Mq7|37(N[
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 #JW1J CT
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 |QzPY8B9O
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。 nB:Bw8U"Q
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ZO; ]Zt]
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