（1）call the shots 做决断 Pl_4;q!$
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /.<tC(
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 BIf E+L(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 yjZ ]_.
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ,-PzUR4_Kj
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。 >AsD 6]
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ]>fAV(i x
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. C3kxw1*
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 RXa&*Jtr -
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（4） cook up 虚构 VuqN)CE^Uq
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. >r%L=22+
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 * z|i{=W
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ,]?Xf >
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. pKDP1S # <
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 m(QGP\Ya
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 OjxaA[$
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. Y 1a[HF^-
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。 :5!>h8p;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 !mNXPqnN
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. f l| 8#\r
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 N9LBji;nH
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. K_/8MLJQ
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 rU?sUm,ch
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 n% ; wQ^
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. JmDi {B?
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 lz>YjK:
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（10）for good 永远 uq<k T [
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. f,:SI&c\
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 5W/!o&x~7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 tL0<xGI5^
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. r[xj,eIb
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 a12 Q/K
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Jt79M(Hp!
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \lj.vzD-A
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 d QUZ11
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Oax *3TD
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2=Sv#
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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 O
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. kev|AU (WX
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 yo\R [i(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. o+UCu`7e
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Z05kn{<a8
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >b2j j+8
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。 8K: RoR
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 WXJEAje
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