（1）call the shots 做决断 0*D$R `$
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 65 $+{s
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 nwRc%C``UK
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 "N bq#w\
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8(&[Rs?K
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 /zVOK4BqN+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 !/i{l
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9c,'k#k
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 N.{H,oO `
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（4） cook up 虚构 e_ANUll1
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 8 _B4?` k
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ;dZZ;#k%
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 9u}Hmb
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. l bl?k5
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Q%tX QP .r
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ex (.=X 1
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. :Cs4NF
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 f=gW]x7'R+
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 T9_RBy;%
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. `1{ ZqRFQ
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 /,&<6c-Q@W
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 `l){!rg8IC
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. KD7dye
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ]u J"?k=
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 *>'V1b4}
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Yz"#^j}Kg
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 <~'"<HwtK
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（10）for good 永远 a PfO$b:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. suiS&$-E
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /dQl)tL
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 udUyh%n
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j0S# >t
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 )SRefW.v
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 u jq =F
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9gEwh<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?; +1)> {
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "ZoRZ'i
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. z] P SpUd
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。
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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 xU >WEm2
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. a# y;dK
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ #crQ1p) \
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 D] jz A x
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. lVR~Bh
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ag#S6E^%S
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.9U} F
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 m=A(NKZ
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