（1）call the shots 做决断 lH fZw})d
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /4{WT ?j
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^Z (cV g
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ;_sJ>.=\
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. HOW<IZ^
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。 BD 6!,
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（3）clown around 胡闹 YSjc=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @kX uC<
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =dm9+ff
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（4） cook up 虚构 a %go[_w
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. B'/U#>/
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 |N,^*xP(6
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 t Cuvb
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. iGW(2.Z
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 N'1I6e "
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \Y#
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. z/Lb1ND8
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。 88 Pt"[{1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Ff< cY%t
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. g4W$MI
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 k-$Acv(
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 k| fM9E
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5 nt3gVy
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 1q}32^>+o
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 H4Bt.5O*
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. & -/J~b)"
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 TtJX(N~
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（10）for good 永远 v]JET9hY
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 1$Up7=Dr=
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 A-x^JC=
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 O"9t,B>=i
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. NT6jwK.?)?
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 sbvP1|P8%
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 oKGH|iVEe
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /fQcrd7h
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 V .K jcy
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ]H`wE_2tu
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 `(W"wC
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 RXRbW %b
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9FEhl~&
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 LM<*VhX
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. V7$ m.P#uM
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Yjg$o:M
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 cfmwz~S6i
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。 f:j:L79}
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 a- *sm~u
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