（1）call the shots 做决断 tQf!|]#J
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. w .l|G,%=
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 @#CF".fuN>
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %O_t`wz
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. &%:*\_2s
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。 _/ Tlqzp
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（3）clown around 胡闹 -$m@*L
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Zly-\ z_
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 3FY_A(+
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（4） cook up 虚构 *+W6 P.K
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. oB}K[3uB:t
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 /Mx.:. A&$
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. kU(kU2u%9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 #!1IP~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;YM]K R;
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. ex=) H%_|
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。 QA! #s\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 c-`37. J
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. r8F{A6i N
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 h-,?a_
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Seg#s.
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. k!9=
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 qkiJ H T
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. k_BSY=$e*D
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 3 Mxz_~
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（10）for good 永远 _ Q{T ';
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. - Sp/fjlq/
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 !6{J q]
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ' #KA+? @
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. eL_^: -
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Jxf}b}^T
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 |FjBKj
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. sl% #u9r=
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 zF=#6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 YK7 \D:
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @OY1`Eu O
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。 V*>73I
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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 $\0 TD7p
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. OCwW@OC +
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ qT"drgpi3
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 cB _pyX9Z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :wSJ-\'$
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 x<Iy<v7-
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 gj[z ka0_
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。 j6RJC
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 J-b~4
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