（1）call the shots 做决断 _NkbB"+L
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. jw$[b =sa
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 w//L2.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 LS{t7P9K
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @-G^Jm9~\m
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 GEQ3r'B|
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（3）clown around 胡闹 oY8S-N;(t
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9~6)u=4sS"
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 a^QyYX}\qR
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（4） cook up 虚构 |}KNtIX\G
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. e9@7GaL`"S
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 8nQjD<-
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 jce^Xf
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. i{5,mS&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ExJexjOWI^
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 WC
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例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. '98 0.
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 W*/0[|n*
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 xI b^x=|h
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. zf}X%tp
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 >YuiCf?c7
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 o:8*WCiqrN
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Qkq9oZ
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 .uwD;j
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Q{"QpVY8
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. sm>5n_Vw
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 i1 k#WgvZR
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（10）for good 永远 FEzjP$
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ubZcpqm?Q
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 f!n0kXVu6U
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Q
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. F,'rW:{HMt
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 M9s cZu j
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 mf\eg`'4?
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. GfMC Hs
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 D` C#O
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 PGaYYc3X
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. g7 r_jj%ow
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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 UoSzxL
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. c>3AR17+5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 "-HmXw1+t
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. CW9vC
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 nnol)|C{5Y
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。 dqu+-43I |
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 isiehKkD
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