（1）call the shots 做决断 8 b~
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. w43b=7
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 4:NMZ `~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 N\B&|;-V
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Xb>SA|6[|
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。 H1B%}G*Ir-
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（3）clown around 胡闹 `'<$N<!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {}ADsh@7d'
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 WQ[n K5#
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（4） cook up 虚构 `4'=&c9
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. R2a99# J
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 R@ z`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 FGHCHSqLq
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2&n6:"u |
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Y X-j|m|
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6',Hs
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. zQ{bMj< S
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。 W q<oP
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 pC,[!>0g8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @W/k}<07
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 p|A ?F0
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Kmaz"6A
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. l~o!(rpX
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 [>54?4{|.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 {G x=QNd
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I AwS39B
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 @XM*N7
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（10）for good 永远 MooH` 2Fd
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 U!r8}@
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. XK3O,XM
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Sv /P:r
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. v9Ii8{ca|
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 T*%GeY
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 S N ?Z7
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2DFsMT>X
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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 T%6JVFD
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. "X2'k@s`
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 dX)a D
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 RVwS<g)~1
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。 EMO {u
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 '= Zm[P,
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