（1）call the shots 做决断 d%_78nOh"
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. x U13fl
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 $;)noYo
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qSC~^N`
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. f}lT|.)?VD
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 DA4edFAuE
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（3）clown around 胡闹 U8WHE=Kk\h
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ))CXjwLj;
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 M89-*1
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（4） cook up 虚构 )Vg{Y [!
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. OHtgn
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }W@#S_-e8
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 y\|-O<8 O
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. zy5s$f1IA
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 fV A=<:
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ek(kY6x:
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. :@QK}qFP
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。 4iYKW2a
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 c _-" Qo
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. , Y g5X
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 DX& lBV
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 n $O.>
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +9 16ZPk
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 qUEd
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 EG(`E9DZ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _Qm7x>NT4
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 wcdW72
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（10）for good 永远 yd0=h7s
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >ggk> s|
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 a9?
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 KD%xo/Z.
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. EU^}NZW&v:
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 cwM#X;FGq
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 h7 de9Rt
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. nCf fBc
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 e8XM=$@
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 kO..~@ aY
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. kwDh|K
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。 ^ Hz
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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 &prdlh=UE
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]HJ{dcF
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ;1 *m} uNz
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 XI@6a9Uk
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ` x %U
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 5T$9'5V7
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 {2} tPT[a(
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。 zqHpT^ B?
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Wz6]*P`qv
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