（1）call the shots 做决断 K&T[F!
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. OH.lAF4E(
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 .`./MRC
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 (i ..7B:
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ylFoYROO
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。 }STTDq4
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（3）clown around 胡闹 5U Wj#|t
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ].AAHu5
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 #bI ,;]T
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（4） cook up 虚构 j!1
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. hA'i|;|ZYc
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 & OO0v*@ {
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 .D X
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. CGyw '0S
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 a^{"E8j
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 n 0/<m.
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. ,\fp .K<
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。 zx #HyO[a
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 6 &8uLM(z
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. g &E3Wc
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 I
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 >z #^JR\6
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #)3luf3G
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 HB|R1<t;HB
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7uUo
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ( 5rfeSA^
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（10）for good 永远 k -V3 l
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. & \Ze<u
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ]Rk4"i
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 pY~/<lzW
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7 \0}te
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 7.mYzl-F(
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. *J D-|m K
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 If>bE!_BO
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ,1K`w:u hS
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _O,k0O
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。 Q[n*ce7L0
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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 W1;QPdz:
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. EvP\;7B
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 -){aBMOv3
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. J@}PBHK+
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 0 s$;3qE
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 TSKT6_IJw
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。 d ug^o c1
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 m7#v2:OD+
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