（1）call the shots 做决断 D?8t'3no
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ~+V]MT
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 _ n Oio ?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ;x| 4Tm
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -GH#nF3G
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。 Xl@n v9m
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（3）clown around 胡闹 GcHWal m
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Uiv;0Tovl
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 g}L2\i688
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（4） cook up 虚构 %U-KQI0
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. !A&Vg #
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 >2Z:=HT
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 %pe7[/
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. nNq| v=L
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ?)5}v4b
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 C
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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. =+A8s$Pb
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。 /!d,f4n
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 x{5 I
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. fb&K.6"
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ~|R"GloUw
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 UIIunA9
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. C Vyq/X
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 dD@T}^j *|
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 (E\ 7Ui0 Q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +twJHf_U
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 '?wv::t
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（10）for good 永远 F#O.i,
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^L *:0P~
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 7 1w
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 qf(!3
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `b# w3 2
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 P=(\3ok
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 _+.z2} M
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. .ye5 ;A}
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 r6*0H/*
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 D{PO!WzW
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #e R*|W7o
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。 By:A9 s
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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 rM _8piD
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^mkplp
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你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ : ,LX3,
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9iUkvnphh
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. qwiM .b5
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 6 @'v6 1'
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 'FO ^VJ;ha
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。 O`rA qO0F
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :M'3U g$t
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