（1）call the shots 做决断 PB:r+[91
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (/P-9<"U
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 gF M~M(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 'Te'wh=Y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. |L)qH"Eo
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。 X*r?@uK5
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Je#3
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. U<yKC8
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 *u34~v16,
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（4） cook up 虚构 !NhVPb,
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @j r$4pM?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 2$ \#BG
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Nm0|U.<
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Z3 na .>Z
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 erV&N,cI
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 fqm6Pd{:(
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. P 9# }aw+
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。 <
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 LC/%AbM
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. C:}"?tri
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 .18MMzdN
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 qS[nf>"
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,5|@vW2@u
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 8r jiW#
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 p:4oA<V
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. U$IB_a2
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 i~*#z&4A+
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（10）for good 永远 {,o 0 N\(
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. sCAWrbOe>
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 X4v0>c
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 UZW)%
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 14Jkr)N
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 w 5Yt mnP
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 -sk! XWW+
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #Ic-?2Gn4<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~w$ ^`e!]
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @yn1#E,
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. I6 Q{ Axy
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。 :W1B"T<
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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$`3
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. "[\TL#/
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ?xCWg.#l4V
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 H*EN199
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. c0:`+ >p2
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 iXuSFman
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。 q!8aYw+c
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 *Ag,/Cm]
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