（1）call the shots 做决断 *+zy\AhkP
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. '8((;N|I^
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 xw/h~:NT
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +5seT}h
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. MWp\D#H
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。 * U5> j#,
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（3）clown around 胡闹 &' oacV=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5Rt0h$_J
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 1f bFNxo8M
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（4） cook up 虚构 (urfaZ;@+
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Vtc)/OH
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 *R qO3=
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 !SD [6Z.R
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ML9T (th6v
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 yQQDGFTb!=
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 CgPZvB[
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. 5i
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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。 cWy* K4O
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 x X=IMM3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Dk. 9&9mz
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 lpX p )r+
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 au9Wo<mR
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D aqy+:
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 1V?Sj
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6D iA2'{f
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Vzv.e6_
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（10）for good 永远 O7#}8-@}<u
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. bQnwi?2
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 t h>yi)m
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 IbNTdg]/F`
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,:Ix s^-
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Cg%I)nz
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 /Vj byRwV
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. )Q pP1[
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 :Y)kKq d
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 5/eS1NJ@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?p/kuv{\o#
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。 }'M1(W
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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 :Pp;{=J
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. j~0ZE
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Y.hH
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \gW\Sa ^
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 /;(%X d&:
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4~D>oNx4
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。 ?jM7C}
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 4uE5h~0Z
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