（1）call the shots 做决断 Xw'sh#i2
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. S@3`H 8 [
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^j${#Q
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 mMXDzAllB
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _;5zA"~c#@
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（3）clown around 胡闹 iOEBjj;C
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. :3R3 >o6m
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 O>h h
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~D}fy
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Ew{* )r)m
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 d9S?dx
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 BN jMq
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. H.XyNtJ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 <)a$5 "AP
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Uaux0W
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. ]U'zy+
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。 s?m_zJh
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 4Ol1T(J#
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Q`'c xx
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 3=oxT6"k
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 =J)-#|eZG
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. f?=0Wzb
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 m%})H"5
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 !9HWx_,|Z
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. w<THPFFF"
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 P3W3+pwq
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（10）for good 永远 k=kkF"
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. =s*c(>
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 )K]p^lO
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 6p&2 A
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. R"HV|Dm|m
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 eQ)*jeD
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +RM!j9Rq
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 MHt
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 jf1GYwuW*
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. r
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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。 2^`k6V!
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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 =& k[qqxg
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0Cf'\2
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ /m p !%j~
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 &$2d =q8mh
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. E>-I
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 G?b*e|@S
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ucz~y! 4L{
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。 vJi<P Q6
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ztHx)
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