（1）call the shots 做决断 ELa ja87
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Y@ F
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 pw'wWZE'
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 g dj^df+2F
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +?`b=6e(`
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。 :u%$0p>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \|Dei);k
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2H?d+6Pt3
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 %c^ m\ E
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（4） cook up 虚构 fMK#x\.4
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. l54 |Q
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 FquFRx
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 POU}/e!Ua
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. . gZZCf&?
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 N
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2pyt&'NJua
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. dYOF2si~%
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。 gp|1?L 54
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %6 =\5>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 @Z\2* 1y6
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 h5 @j`{
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Fm j=
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 g{pQ4jKF
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 #A <1aQ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. &A50'8B2A
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ,&a`d}g&G
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（10）for good 永远 nbvkP
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {`.O|_b
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Pl~P- n
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 J l7z|Q S
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. M/jb}*xDR
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =L 0fZf
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 zsTbdF
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. VfSGCe
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 lQt% Qx
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @Y' I,e
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [wcA.g* F
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。 Di??Q_$ak
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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 ~mI LA->F
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _C+DB A
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Mg uL$W&l
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 8l xY]UT
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. T+TF-] J
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 !
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 s'2Rs^,hN
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。 S= R 3"~p
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 {Jx7_T&
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