（1）call the shots 做决断 !>?*gc.<
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. tfdb9# &?
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 r-AD*h@QZ
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 .1:B\ R((
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. e3k58
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。 r8Z.}<j
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（3）clown around 胡闹 EvptGM
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. : j`4nXm
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 kA/yL]m^S
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（4） cook up 虚构 moCR64n
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. I`nC\%g
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 >W6?!ue_
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 a(AY Y<g
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ?&D.b$
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 pHKc9VC
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 g f<vQb|
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. fL Z99?J
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。 D%= j@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 s;#,c(
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. S])*LUi
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 K$wxiGg8P
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 @CS%=tE}U
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. t4UL |fI
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 h\4enu9[RL
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 L\q-Z..
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Q[9W{l+
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 RBpv40n0
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（10）for good 永远 x$z>.4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. EKUiX#p: M
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 9?uU%9r5P
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 y;f nC5Q
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. r` sG!
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 X Hm6K1mGZ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 -0+h&CO
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 63VgQ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ^sF(IV[>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $XcuU
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }" STc&1
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 l)f 2T@bHl
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. bZ} T;!U?I
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 @xr}(.
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. jP.dQj^j&
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 =3=8oF x8
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 tlgg~MViS
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 ^*F'[!. p
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 {[bB$~7Eu
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