（1）call the shots 做决断 NFEF{|}BM
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. has \W\(
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 RJz$$,RU
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 yd -r7iq
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +a{P,fRl @
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。 :ziV3jRM
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（3）clown around 胡闹 =Z($n: m=*
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. + \DGS
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 CfSpwkg
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~Lyy7 B9
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 905%5\Y
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 NJVAvq2E.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 h{ R>L s
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. [|XMR=\>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ?_!} lg
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 " -pQL )f
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 4t%g:9]vr
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 g^V4+3v|a'
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ~ .FZF
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. zB8 @Wl
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 " ^t3Vj N
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 -UHa;W H
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. @F+zME
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Vm _waa
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. U^ec g{
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ,:Q+>h
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（10）for good 永远 2]$
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. e~NEyS~3
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /!V) 2j,
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 x8#bd{
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. wNHvYu lI
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 epcBr_}
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 KfSI6
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,-C %+SC
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 y@5{.jsr_
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !,}F2z?4c
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. CSUXa8u7
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。 lk$@8h$vS
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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 IfK% i/J
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ({GN.pC(
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 3X0"</G6
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 4\cJ}p}LZ{
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~HW}Wik
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 f.Uvf^T}2
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &2~c,] 9C
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。 0gR!W3dh
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7V n;LW
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