（1）call the shots 做决断 iYD5~pK8
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. rU+3~|m
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 bMn)lrsX
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 SS xp!E'
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ,.Lwtp,n
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。 ;.'?(iEB
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（3）clown around 胡闹 LAk Bf
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. bgLa`8
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 F Y<Q|Ov
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（4） cook up 虚构 h+=IxF4
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. hjyM xg;Q?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 By waD?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 "}MP {/
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {]2^b )
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 47N,jVt4
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 nrHC; R.nE
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. `WIZY33V
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。 , # =TputM
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 HjI Ihl?UY
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. vJxE F& X
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 UB/"&I uo
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 v4< W57oH
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ?5F lbiT
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 FRuPv6
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. nfbR"E
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 /5)*epF+
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（10）for good 永远 ~Oa$rqu%m
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. eZEk$W%
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 fX]` vjM{
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 SV@ *[r
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. <l(n)|H1P
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 0N^+d,Xt.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 <3!Al,!ej@
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1aQm r=,
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 vhPlH 0
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 s3eS` rK-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. UAPd["`)y
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。 Lo3N)~5
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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 $m;`O_-T
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. y{/7z}d
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 'y\Je 7
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 5CZyA`3V^5
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ]Cj@",/3#
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ~v% 6*9
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 K fD. J)
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。 XHekz 6_
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 @QV0l]H0+
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