（1）call the shots 做决断 0N :XIGFa
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :6{`~=
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 TsQU6NNE
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 d3;qsUh$yv
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. x= Hndx^
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 Q.U$nph\%d
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（3）clown around 胡闹 M*eJ
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3oy~ =
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 OJAIaC\
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（4） cook up 虚构 8, "yNq
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. x_#-tB
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 LiQgR
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 SHVWwoieT
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. BX +.0M
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 _-TA{21)
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 tw=oH9c80
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. l fZ04M{2
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。 gB'fFkd
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 @`3 6ku
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 4qi [r)G
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 _aWl]I){5
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 0\ 9K3
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5ExDB6Bx@y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Px FWJ ?=
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 x#.C4O09
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Q Fm|-j
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ?:{sH#ua
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（10）for good 永远 .
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :Y,BdU
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 yifY%! @Xu
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j nB~sbyA
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 6z0@I*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. WYB{% yf
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 I sy'{ -H
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 XW{>-PBg:
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0& >H^
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。 SP* fv`
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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 G;NF5`*4mc
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. dovZ#D@Q
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 )a@k]#)Skm
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <@wj7\ pQ
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 9,j-V p!G
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 hpTDxh'?$C
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。 :cu #V
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 'r1LSht'
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