（1）call the shots 做决断 )* nbEZm@
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. WblV`"~ e
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 FC(cX PX}
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 i 8 ) :0
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. D&m"~wI
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。 >(ww6vk2
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（3）clown around 胡闹 eC`f8=V
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Jc?ssm\%
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 8=o(nFJw
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（4） cook up 虚构 h> %JG'DV
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 8 42+KLS
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 2b,TkG8K
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ?E_p ,#9j)
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. RTY4%6]O
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 KJC9^BAr
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 L "I HyUW
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. a4.:
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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。 KdpJ[[Ug/
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 +&zC mkVC7
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. sx^? Iw,N'
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 "K!BJQ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 }UdqX1jz
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. E
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 _NnO mwK7
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 lFV|GJ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. g uWqHVSs
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（10）for good 永远 ~ A|*]0,
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. q;Pz B4#
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 3D
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 :|N bk58
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >t }D5ah
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 4:PP[2?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 <!(n5y_
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. CHw_? #h
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 O~ 0
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 =e/ 4Gs0*
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0U*"OSpF
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。 PQ1NQy8
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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 @BhAFv,7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. V= MZOj6
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ =I}V PxhE7
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 {/!Gh\i
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. vkgL"([_
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 g|_*(=Q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ve^MqW &S
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。 EC#1 0.
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 c6)zx
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