（1）call the shots 做决断 f(o1J|U{
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2 X t$KF,?
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ;ESuj'*t
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 X_0Ta_u?T
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. [N-t6Z*
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 +%hA 6n
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（3）clown around 胡闹 (gn)<JJS}
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. f q"<=
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ?xbPdG":R
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（4） cook up 虚构 0WjPo
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. m:1 f7Z>
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 P{-f./(JD
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 #l!Sz2 47
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. KF#,Q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 )Bq~1M 2
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Y^Olcz
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. w/`I2uYu
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 uNV\_'9>Y
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 QlHxdRK`.
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. =h4*
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 !\0U EC
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 S]7RGzFe
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. x[,HK{U|t
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 jJ N. (
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 L(yR"A{FsE
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. UoLvc~n7
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（10）for good 永远 X$L9 kZ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. \Ami -< T
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 MMpGI^x!-X
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 !XvQm*1
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Myj 68_wf
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 7>a-`"`O
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 $LLy#h?V]
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >^8=_i !
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =c-,uW11[
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <3wfY
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. f\ wP}c'
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 RN0@Q~oTI
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _7AR2
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 wgK:^D P
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ;_.%S *W\
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 !z
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <Ct b^4$
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。 p? mQ\O8F
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 &uh|! lD
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