（1）call the shots 做决断 V@zg}C|e
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^@3sT, M,S
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 i~I%D%;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 sf)EMh3Z
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. L ^q""[
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。 w80oXXs[#
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（3）clown around 胡闹 _FH`pv
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. B8f8w )m
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 `|{-+m
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（4） cook up 虚构 s5CXwM6cx
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 _I@9HC 4
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. F v~20G (O
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 YC++& Nk
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 kW;+|qs^
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. #Y*X<L
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。 llcb ~
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 f .Q\Z'S^
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. j[`j9mM8
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 n^Hm;BiE#
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &e @2
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. hs^zTZ_
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 tSr8 zAV
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ;Lc Z `1
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 3EJj9}#x"'
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 G<}( )+L
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（10）for good 永远 -ws? "_w
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. \k .{-nh
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 B<5 R
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 S\:P-&dC
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ZP@
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 0)Uce=t`
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. (SpX w,:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +"rDT1^V
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 r)y=lAyF>
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. bo2H] PL*
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。 = bfJ^]R
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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 E{XH? _xo
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. kZR8a(4D
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ HVi'eNgo
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（15）give an ear to 听一听
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 6n,i0W
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 s^Y"' ` +
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %KsEB*' "
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。 m8A#~i .
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 C[ NS kr
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