（1）call the shots 做决断 M:GpyE%
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :;.^r,QAI
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 %~PcJhz
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Y|><Ls 6Q
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. hPSMPbI
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。 `_)H aF>/
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ^!\AT!OT
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. JPAjOcmU/
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ;b*qunJ3L
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（4） cook up 虚构 tiE|%jOzt
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. iuGwc086
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 x<M::")5!V
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 6ICW>#f I`
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ! #_2 ! [
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 'mb LK#q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 O*GF/ R8B
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. !IdVg $7
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 _wK.n.,S~
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 /uX*FZ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. D$ K'Qk
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 #p@GhI!6
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ! e$ZOYe
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. { %G9iOV.
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 PXYLL X\ 3
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Z::I3 Q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. O&BvWik
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 fMg9h9U
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（10）for good 永远 +4_, , I
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. =Q40]>bpx
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 \ /YRhQ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2I [zV7 @t
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 wQUl!s7M;
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 rhbz|Uq
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. V^ n6~O
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2P^|juc)sU
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 kEnGr6e
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. d-B+s%>D
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。 m6mGcbpn
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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 jeWv~JA%L|
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f(w>(1&/B
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ I?}jf?!oM
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 v#qd q!64
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ) 1 T2u
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ]}! @'+=
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 JkJ
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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。 `^SRg_rH=`
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 C7ivA h
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