（1）call the shots 做决断 R[\1Kk(Zo
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. t|oIzjKE/
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 hzqgsmT)
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 p+?`ru
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. l:@=9Fp>
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。 g,iW^M
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（3）clown around 胡闹 _Cz98VqRk
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ~v\
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 } x r0 m+/
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（4） cook up 虚构 /"`hz6rIv
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _/Ve~(
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 BJ3<"D{.*4
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 )b]!IP3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ENqZ=Lyq
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 %pxJ2 7Q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Xa>'DO2
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. om`B:=+
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。 \Cq4r4'
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ]SAY\;,_
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. qm/>\4eLt
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 + @fEw
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 sM)1w-
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. nl(GoX$vRQ
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 4=^Ha%l
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 g?xXX
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I:DAn!N-A*
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 DFZ0~+rh
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（10）for good 永远 1l)j(,Zd*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7&P70 DO
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 pFMjfWD,C
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 LFi{Q{ E)
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. <f:(nG j
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 -J 6`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 -a| b.p
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ua=7YG
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 V!. Y M)B
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 E71H=C 4
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @ ^ta)Ev
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。 $A 5O>
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 X4\T=Q?uLx
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. O r$"f3gq
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ~eP~c"L
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. JP"#9f
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 #"r_ 3
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 KY<
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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。 w#a`k9 y
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ]b;a~Y0
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