（1）call the shots 做决断 P#yS ]F/
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. q<7Nz] Td
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 #fFEo)YG
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^+P]_< 43
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]v lQNd?
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。 2V
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Ohjqdv@
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Z|~<B4#c
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 EatpORq
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（4） cook up 虚构 ad"&c*m[
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *+J&ebSTN
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ypml2 2)kz
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 JL*-L*|Zcl
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. }q~A( u
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 oACE:h9U
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 7{b|+0W
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. ikY=}
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。 a|fyo# L
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Kj- `ru
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. nVYh 1@yLy
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ]`|bf2*eA
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 pZWp2hj{X
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. .AV--oA~
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Tn-H8;Hg
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }we"IqLb
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. !867DX3*
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 2x`#
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（10）for good 永远 l,d8% \
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ZkK +?:9
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 `yx k
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 VR_1cwKBM
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *EDzj&
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @c&)K^v8
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 htkyywv
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. MLp5Y\8*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 CE?R/uNo{
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 5[;^Em)C
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. W`;E-28Dg
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。 !>! l=Z
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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 #oc T4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. K{ 0mb
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ))+R*k%
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 O,DA{> * m
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 6bU/IVP
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 *Fq Nzly
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "3!4 hiU9
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。 L6',s4
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 }]f)Fz
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