（1）call the shots 做决断 fn7 ?g
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. k'e1ZAn
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 #^|2PFh5
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 x+'Ea.^
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. kD QE*o
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。 l$HBYA\Qh
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（3）clown around 胡闹 &ns??:\+T
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9X#]Lg?b
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 [;-;{
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（4） cook up 虚构 ?/@XJcm+
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 7r Gp^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ~SA>$
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ;Tq4!w'rH
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. apM)$
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 E/1:4?1 S
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3FO - 9H
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. ,|zwY~l t5
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。 4pcIH5)z
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ,}>b\(Lk
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. \>j@! W
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 UIIsgNca
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 CSWA/#&8>
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. td$RDtW[3
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 C\{hN
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 E2.!|u2
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $kR%G {j 4
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 0 R]'HA>
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（10）for good 永远 ?f:0GE7
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ?e+y7K }"]
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 r`+ G9sj3U
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Pu BE=9,
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :Us+u-~
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ].QzOV'
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 81I9xqvSd~
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ib /e\+H\
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 z<yqQ[
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 /6 x[C
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. PCc{0Rp\vk
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。 D7B g!*
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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 r=RiuxxTq
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. (v}l#M7w
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ R"F: (
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 8 f'r_,"
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. v.,D,6qZ
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 1^WkW\9kO
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 K\lu;
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。 )U}`x }:,
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 8KdcU [w]
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