（1）call the shots 做决断 D k&@AjJga
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ; n tq%
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 IN2F O/Y@
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 G b]t%\
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. nRKh|B )
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。 4?GW]'d
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Cf# [E~2 4
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (dl7 +
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Y> }[c
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（4） cook up 虚构 /$v0Rq9
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Ik_u34U
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 8RC7 Ei
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 d\Q~L 3x
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Zi$v- b*<
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 $@y<.?k>UP
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Z/nTI 0N{
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. D;%(Z!
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。 Vo*38c2
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 L w EI
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. + D
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Y0`=h"g
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 EMy Med_
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. $`L!2
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ^(5Up=.EA
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 `/en&l
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. -X#Zn>#
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 =bt/2 nPV
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（10）for good 永远 Ys8p,.OMs
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. z:C
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 u_+64c_7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 / (#;(]
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. gWcl@|I;\
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 yEm[C(gZ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 d ;GF<bz
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. iY
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 nqX)+{wAXe
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3\J-=U
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @k_xA -a
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。 1_}* aQ
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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 +k=BD s
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. W- 9?|ei
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ !KiN} p
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 FGzMbi<l#(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. +S!gS|8P
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 >_9w4g_<
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 -*;-T9
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。 1k&**! S]%
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 &p>VT D
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