（1）call the shots 做决断 GJ`._ju
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. `gC J[
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ;xUo( ^t7>
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 4o ";p}[b
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ] ZP!y
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。 FSz<R*2
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @d^DU5ats>
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 RO3q!+ a$/
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（4） cook up 虚构 >hSu 1 s:
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Jqgm>\y
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 0 ;)Q
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Yv)c\hm(7j
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. }/\`'LQ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 \ntUxPox.
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Zl'/Mx g
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. h-O;5.m-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。 @ vib54G
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 SHB'g){P
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. av5a2r 0W1
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 BHU $QX
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 x)N QRd
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. VR1[-OE
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 z6;hFcO
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Q {~$7J
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ZNDi;6e
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 m]} U!XT
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（10）for good 永远 j+3rS
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ?WqaT) l~
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 :x5O1Zn/t
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 A n`*![
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. x@/:{B
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 f9 <"
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 3O Ks ?i3A
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. T>b"Gj/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ."O%pL]!/b
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 XR[=W(m}
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. I
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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 @- xvdntx
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. X6(s][Wn
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ \G)F*
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 h~CLJoK<
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .,# H]?Wil
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 j`$$BV Z
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $)X8'1%6
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。 KU m?gFh
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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@z hbWY
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