（1）call the shots 做决断 N A`qC.K
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. BNj@~u C{
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 #.KVT#% ~{
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 $ 27QY
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. N?Nu '
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。 ;1gWz
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4Y .o RB
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. q2SlK8`QJ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 bx XNv^
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（4） cook up 虚构 \jHHj\LLr.
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. +x L*`fn
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 W08rGY
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 eI@nskq#
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @Q%9b )\\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 AP :(/@K |
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |mS-<e8LY4
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.
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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。 WR<,[*Mv^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 G*y!
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 50E?K!
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 l>t0 H($
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 .,l4pA9v
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. J]-z7<j']
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 B3';Tcs
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 %@ ,!
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~'.SmXZs
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 cxig <W
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（10）for good 永远 .0a,%o 8n
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6o
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ?cvV~&$gc
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~c\iBk
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 3!*qB-d
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 +qiI;C_P\
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 FP C ^-mD
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 4))5l9kc.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 *U}cj A:ZN
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `z!6zo2d
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !8@8
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 t3VZjO
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 C&/_mm5
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. AK_,$'f
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ZQ)vvD <
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. v"v -c!k
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 v~AD7k2{8
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :<
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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。 8iwH^+h~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Ja [7/
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