（1）call the shots 做决断 P~6Q Rm
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =N,ahq
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 *x0nAo_n
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 B #zu< z
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. n ]K`ofjl^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 r~<I5MZY
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. e *nT+Rp
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 )&jE< C0
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（4） cook up 虚构 QTy xx
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %.NOQ<@W
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 7W7!X\0Y
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ].A>ORS/
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ,JL Y
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Xp_3EQl
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @c >a
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. o ?9k{
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。 L`iC?<}
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 S yf0dp3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. TgDx3U[
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 YtQsSU
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 v/1&V+"^kd
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Ts~MkO
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 W7sx/O9
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7H,p/G?]k
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $@VQ{S
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^Z6N&s#6
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（10）for good 永远 | Z"5zL10
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @2Spfj_e
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ,(D:cRN
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 vWGjc2_
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. MO1t 0My c
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 KRL9dD,&
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 vz~QR i*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. SF 7p/gG
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 : X66[V&eH
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ++Z,U
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. &~6W!w
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 &4m\``//9
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 9"#,X36
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9"jhS0M
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 IKm_YQ$XOy
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. (b]r_|'
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 YpGG^;M$
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。 "< c,I=A
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 IwR/4LYI
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