（1）call the shots 做决断 B! +rO~
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. w.X MyHj
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 /~~A2.= .
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 3V uoDmG
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. O"^3,-
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。 C fs2tN
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（3）clown around 胡闹 )+7|_7
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. nw S @r
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 u1 Z ;n
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（4） cook up 虚构 r +:]lO
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. C GN=kQ
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 f |%II,!3
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 c!0u,6
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (/gv
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 c V$an
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 FP=up#zl
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ,ArH S
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 qPQ6`rD\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %cO^:
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. TW?_fse*[
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 )d~{gPr.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 S2i*Li
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. q]scKWYI
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Y-?0!a=e.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 W{RZ@ 3ZY
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. HOaNhJ{7D
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 J tvZ~s
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（10）for good 永远 R?t_tmKXC!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /9pN.E
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =f RC$
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 %g_ )_ ~
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8KyRD1 (-R
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 TUBpRABH
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 aP$it 6Z
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. TTa$wiW7'
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 HK L/ D
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 vX@T Zet0
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. /S{U|GBB%r
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。 #My14u
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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 Uiv4'v Yg
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 5,\-;
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ q4#$ca[_ak
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 R$ra=sL`
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C: AD ZJL
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 -aq3Lqi
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 =,b6yV+$D
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。 .C\2f+(U
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^Ig QI N
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