（1）call the shots 做决断 Wc)^@f[~<
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5E%W;$3Pb
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 HiWZ ?G
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 o;O_N^ _W
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. B< o i,S
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。 Ywni2-)<
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（3）clown around 胡闹 VTF),e!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =?}'\
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 _WkK%RYV
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（4） cook up 虚构 Jn&(v "_
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )&w\9}B:
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^!} lA9\gY
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 &K7g8x"x.
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. vEb~ QX0~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *Vc}W
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 qaUHcdH
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. 2 Zl65
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。 U9@q"v-
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ? {FxbDp>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. %~eZr G.
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 CocvEoE*z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {!,+C 0
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. L'c4 i[~s
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 &
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 3(C U C
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. V9MA)If>
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^awl-CG
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（10）for good 永远 Z8:iaP)
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. `=. {i}V
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 UgUW4x'+
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 osnDW
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 0w c+<CUW
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 KJ-D|N,8@^
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 'al-C;Z
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >- :U
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 f>RPh bq|
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Hj5b.fB
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5P o.&eS
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。 wp@c;gK7
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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_[M
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?1[go+56X
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Wy|=F ~N
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |S.-5CAh4
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. "=Ziy4V
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 T\]z0M
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 M#:M wa$
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。 3fGy
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ]CTu |
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