（1）call the shots 做决断 O#U_mgfzJ
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. t6+>Zr
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 =\<!kJ\yH
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 twT Rw:.!f
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. cja-MljD
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 o >:S1
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（3）clown around 胡闹 } M\G
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. wK%x|%R[
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 /z(s1G.
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（4） cook up 虚构 q kyYt#4E
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. u-dF ~.x
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 E~Y%x/oX
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1` n
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. VqB9^qJ]!
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 &cx]7:;
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 O{G $]FtF
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. k1WyV_3
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 ]0p*EB=C*
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 vf_pEkx*wD
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @] {:juD~
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 tbi(e49S
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 /^Lo@672
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,PyPRPk
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 rg+3pX \{
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 z: W1(/W~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~ leLQsZ
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 :&D$Q
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（10）for good 永远 }pPt- k
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. k Nw3Qr
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }4I;<%L3`
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 d e~3:
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :20k6 )
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 A}n5dg0 u
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 TsZX'Yn
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. E@;v|Xc
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 1 ^=[k
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 27jZ~Bp$
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0 :1ldU
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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。 12%4>2}~>
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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 1HNX 6
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. z0&I>PG^
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ]r1 C
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 SxCzI$SGu
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. o!t1EPJE*
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 -wV0Nv(V8
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 'r?OzFtxh
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。 fYv{M;
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ma4r/8Q
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