（1）call the shots 做决断 YAX #O\,
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (Be $ $W
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 axHxqhO7zp
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5ENov!$H
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4+B rTGp
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。 C+ }CU}
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（3）clown around 胡闹 B b$S^F(Xq
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Rv0-vH.n
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ;:-}z.7Y
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（4） cook up 虚构 p{+tFQy
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. i.B$?cr~
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 :zRB)hd
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 K'>P!R:El
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. l!xgtP K
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 IEKMa
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Fmy1nZ
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. ABd1 53oW"
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。 8JQ<LrIt9
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 X`8Y[Vb3}
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. pT |./ Fe
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 H&" _}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 @^w!% ?J
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ][s*~VK;
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 >b [4
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 q8&4=eV\A
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. H620vlC}V
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 D/+@d:- G
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（10）for good 永远 NB~*sP-l&
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. p{('KE)
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Br_3qJNVP
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ylo]` Nq
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. roK4RYJ7)
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 MVu[gB
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 EBN]>zz
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. C.B8 J"T-
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =|DkD-
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 s.k`];wo
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _rWTw+
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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 *X"F : 7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2n"*)3Qj
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ X.r!q1_c
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 3R Y|l?n>
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. J:M<9W
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 h0ZW,2?l
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。 ? M gt5by
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 E!O(:/*
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