（1）call the shots 做决断 ^N0hc!$
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ]O&TU X@)
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 {l_R0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 r{ 6 ,;
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. kpK: @
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。 8oN4!#:
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（3）clown around 胡闹 BC!l)2
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. f85j?Jm
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 1`B5pcuI
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（4） cook up 虚构 <[l2 ]"Q
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. M*aE) D '
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 .^P^lQT]>
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 lE=Q(QUr
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]#S.L '
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 6mM J$FY+
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~''qd\.f$
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. V,|9$A;
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。 ?#slg8[
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 &<.Z4GxS
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. mx Gvhkj
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 lKH"PH7*_w
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 |WubIj*\{
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. "0z Mx`Dh
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 >2>x r"
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 >\(Ma3S
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ,7/un8:%c
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 jwAO{.}T1r
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（10）for good 永远 OkA-=M)RI:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. *% uv7G@%N
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 >JCS OI
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 @RbAC*Y]g
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~~ )&? \N
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 >,hJ5-9
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 g<}EL[9[J
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. P{QRmEE
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]WyV~Dzz<
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. b^hCm`2w*
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。 }[ux4cd8Y
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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 as~. XWa
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. rw_&t>Ri;
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ $`_(%tl
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 7b@EvW6X}
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. !i}G>*XH,
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 t6-c{ZX>A
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 !!Mp;h'}-
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。 #8nF8J< 4
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 glk
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