（1）call the shots 做决断 +@ UV?"d
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. i b m4fa
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 (7Q o
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 BtZ yn7a
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. sW$XH1Uf#
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 0RfZEG)
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \V:^h [ad
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. z:O8Ls^\T
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 pg.%Pdr<$
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（4） cook up 虚构 3|7QU ld
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %<5'=t'|-U
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 |Tw~@kT@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 7)m9"InDI
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1C.VnzRnJ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 !>tL6+yj
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Bvj0^fSm
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. #ob/p#k
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。 =N@t'fOr
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 *hrd5na
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. INf& 4!&h
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 CLSK'+ l
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 & kIFcd@
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. :&Nb w
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 p_ =z#
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 E^PB)D(.
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6@o*xK7L
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 POW>~Tof1
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（10）for good 永远 mOSv9w#,
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 4H g 9N}
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 X]=t>
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 R]dg_Da
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [lAp62i5
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 wr4 :Go`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 n%-0V>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. E]6
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 0V]s:S
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 J1kM\8%b\
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. IID5c"
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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。 wBzC5T%,
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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 fVwU e _Y
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f::Dx1VcX
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ' yth'[
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 $(9U @N9E
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. E4!Fupkpf
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 \ jA~9
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 pp 2~Meg
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。 /(T?j!nPE
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Qd6F H2Pl
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