（1）call the shots 做决断
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /QY F|%7!
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 >=[uLY[aK
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Up{[baWF
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :D*U4<
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（3）clown around 胡闹 B:T s_9*
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. J-hJqR*;K
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Jqj!k*=/
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（4） cook up 虚构 zbmC ? 2$
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. HEBeJ2w
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 q7X#LY k
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1Ng+mT
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. U?#wWbE1
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 P9/ (f$ =
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 7q+D }+ Xf
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. 1( gs({
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 zY*9M3(X
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 0 53bM)qW
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 rP:g`?*V
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. e0TYHr)X>3
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 } :0_%=)N<
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 5EFt0?G
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 2#>;cn\
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 hZx&j{
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（10）for good 永远 2aj1IBnz6/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8:$h&aBI
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 t(u2%R4<d
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 =6u@ JpOl
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `}EnY@*h
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ^ O h
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. k7 ^hc th
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 *%Rmdyn
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 AJ\&>6GZ(b
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. zmo2uUEd
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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 $*ff]>#
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. DZSS
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 *'>_XX
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. xDo0bR(
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2 ? qC8eC
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。 $aV62uNf
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 UxGu1a
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