（1）call the shots 做决断 >yIJ8IDF
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5{Cz!ut;tE
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 6|TSH$w_
O 4 !$
（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 E+td~&x
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. hbjA xioA
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,ENMKA^D
#;! &8iH
（3）clown around 胡闹 'sNZFB#
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. W&z jb>0b0
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 kc,"w\ ai
?b7\m":'
（4） cook up 虚构 `i7r]
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %+7]/_JO&
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 @KG0QHyiU
0p.bmQSH
（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 g(7 -3q8eq
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. "4j~2{{ F
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 @@E I=\
gcLz }84
（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4s\spvJ
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. yDWIflP0;
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。 }5 o?7} ?
FLZ9pb[T
（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 }D/+YG
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 0=d2_YzSf
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 "S#F I
^?z% f_r i
（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 8hRcB[F~S
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 1MelHW
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 v=`yfCX-qX
x2"iZzQlD
（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 LQ0/ oYmNc
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. y Nu_>!Cp5
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 {.Tx70kn
^l &lwSRVt
（10）for good 永远 6(
HF)z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [P$Xr6#
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 UA[`{rf
DM.l Q0xk
（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 r8k (L{W
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. $KHm5*;nd
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 kmB!NxF>)F
!^J;S%MB:K
（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ^E&PZA \,;
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 8$00\> <r
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 "TRS(d|3
i1iP'` r
（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ZbnAAbfKH
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Uqr>8|t?
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 j m0p%%z
?H{[u rLn
（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 {>&~kM@
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 'r;mm^cS?
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ O"m7r ds
b0P3S!E
（15）give an ear to 听一听 Lx"GBEkt7
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. lH-V qkR\
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 )m%uSSx #
%1z;l. c
（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 'o$ j~Mr
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。 Z~'t'.=z
t;O)
（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 56.!L
0.GFg${v`
