（1）call the shots 做决断 [6K[P3UZx
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. D+AkV|
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 !|9@f$Jv
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 `!X8Cn
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~rrl" a>
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 "$ 5cKbJ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 r+Sv(KS4i^
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^VzhjKSu
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 7lYf+&JZ
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（4） cook up 虚构 r LeQB p'
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %*q^i}5)E
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 OtAAzc!dQ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 j<WsFVS
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Md9y:)P@Y
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 pQZ`dS\
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 c;KMox/
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. p1GP@m,^n0
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。 2I suBX\[
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9h+T O_T@F
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >BJ BM |
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 'o= DGm2H
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 sc-+?i
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !F ?j'[s8]
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 <2O# !bX1
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 |d\1xTBLp
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ME>Sh~C\
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 <D& Ep
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（10）for good 永远 s{c|J#s
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. %IIFLlD
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 .LM|@OeaD!
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 #xR=U"
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. > B;YYj~f}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 lwG)&qyVd
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 d=\TC'd"{
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. lQgavP W!
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2.{zf r
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `uDOIl
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. kTzO4s?
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。 [@pumH>
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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 0}`
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `Y!8,( 5#
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ =(R3-['QIb
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 <Pf4[q&wM
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. O#!|2qN
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 [Tvdchl OC
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 0e:j=kd)NH
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。 6h)
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 RP 6<#tq,
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