（1）call the shots 做决断 ?MFXZ/3(ba
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \nL@P6X
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 cH Vu6I?h
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~~I]SI k{
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. #'RfwldD9
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。 yC4%z) t&R
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（3）clown around 胡闹 #BZ5Mxzj
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. G(t &(t`[
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Uv=)y^H~*A
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（4） cook up 虚构 4!
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. rhGB l`(B
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 t^%)d7$
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 -B- HZ_
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. C]ax}P>BQ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 G %h+KTw
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 57;(
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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. s!Iinc^p
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。 (/t{z =
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 gT,iH.
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. (IA: 4E}
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 -OKXfN]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 sAZL,w
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7ks!0``
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 w[ )HQ1K
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 l}#d^ S/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. pK/RkA1
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 #sbW^Q'I
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（10）for good 永远 w[EEA_\
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^ ?0?*
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 N~S# ( .}[
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [DTe
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. F#qc#s
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 oB '5' :
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. th0>u.hJ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !L/. [:X
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )]m4FC:
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Uf ?+oc'{
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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 )[y KO
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. I^D*) z
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ f&&Ao
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 VwXR ,(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 'l-VWqR-
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +|4olK$[
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。 4~WSIR-
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ,.L o)[(
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