（1）call the shots 做决断 2nCc(F&+?
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. G/ ~gF7
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 e@T wZ 6l
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 S-Vj$asv!
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /F~/&p1<\k
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。 x9a\~XL>a
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（3）clown around 胡闹 knph549
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. N[Ei% I
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 US"g>WLwJ
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（4） cook up 虚构 B@i%B+qCLv
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xS5 -m6/
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ]4 c+{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Pmd[2/][
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. xT*c##
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 <!UnH6J.b
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 PsXCpyY!s
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. FdzdoMY
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。 'ROz| iJ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 SlR//h
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ZAN~TG<n
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 >(.|oT\Tb
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 PQSmBTs.
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. KA?%1s(kJ
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 sCrP+K0D
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 tcv(<0
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. V,d\Wk k/
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（10）for good 永远 <4vCx
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. jK*d
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 4OgH+<G
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Pvi2j&W84
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *PL&CDu=)
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 d4\JM 65
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 , h'Q
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9wld d*r
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &,jUaC5I
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8zj&e8&v
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5 D^#6h 4
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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 qAH^BrJ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. $6wSqH?q
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 f)z(9JJL
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. E wFq1~
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 3I~.'>Pd
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。 9S}rTZkEq
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 s_fe4K
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