（1）call the shots 做决断 % J :2y
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,e+S7 YX
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ;xjw'%n,
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 s` o _ER
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =:Lc-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。 6Lz:J:Q)
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（3）clown around 胡闹 &u0on) E
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. s3oQ( wC %
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 g/OL ^A
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（4） cook up 虚构 89[OaT_hs
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. XZ_vbYTj
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =QW:},sp
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Pql;5
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. RaAvPIJa |
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 8~v E
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 v v]rXJu1
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]hwG0Chd
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。 ItwJL`
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 dPyZzMes=
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. G$CI~0Se:
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 7hl,dtn7
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 we2D! Ywr
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 9pq-"?vHY0
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 SAN/ fnM
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 fC!+"g55
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (zhi/>suG
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 -+& sPrQ
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（10）for good 永远 YE1X*'4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [+>cW0a
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 uOQl;}Lk5
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Ui05o7xg~p
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. QxeK-x^
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 .{66q#.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ZR@PqS+O/
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. W3Dtt-)E
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 DeGcS1_?
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "[wP1n!G
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. .?;"iv+
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。 }XIUz |
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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 d(;Qe}ok>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. DT>Giic
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ aDVBi: _
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 jt4c*0 z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <h mRr
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 IjnO2X
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 FAF+ }
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。 lb[\Lzdvmu
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 i2 m+s;
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