（1）call the shots 做决断 (0OSGG9
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1!>bhH}{D
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 -}_cO|kk
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @)OnIQN~
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~@-QbkC
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。 Tsm1C#6 Y*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 2AX F$YjY
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Th7wP:iDP
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ~+pg^ en
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（4） cook up 虚构 [j:}=:feQ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. !B [1zE
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ] r/(n]=(
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 i!SW?\
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 4Q$j]U&b
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ?JXBWB4
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 pAJ=f}",]E
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. j*;* Ka w
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。 Z7/vrME6
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ~:/%/-^
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ``(}4 a
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 1-6gB@cvQ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 }.fL$,7a
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. E xep+x-
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 U;x1}eFT
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 (j8GiJ]{L,
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. u;+%Qh
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ?G4iOiyt
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（10）for good 永远 6-*~ t8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 457fT |
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 tXf}jU}
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 sTKab
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ELN|;^-/|Q
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ^H5w41
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ZhGh {D[,
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. F3r S6_
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 9USrgY6_
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 " t5
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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. " 2ZI oa!^
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。 u{g]gA8s
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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 **T:e I+
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. "[awmZ:wo
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ =:4 '
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 hf_R\C(c
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. | f"-|6
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &e%{k@
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 H,(F1+~d
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。 >lA7*nn
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 +DicP"~*
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