（1）call the shots 做决断 8|1`Tn}o
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. lp,\]]
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 El~-M`Gf
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 W[@i;f^g
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ,/i_QgP
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。 k/df(cs
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（3）clown around 胡闹 {SF[I
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. J&A;#<qY
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 M-{*92y&
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（4） cook up 虚构 6!ZVd#OM%
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \.c]kG>k-
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Y8)}P WMs
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Uh>.v |P6
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |r5e{
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 sC% b~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ddo ST``G
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. HV ;;
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。 PKi_Zh.D
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Z`rK\Bc
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >4,{6<|
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 } <SNO)h3
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :bwM]k*$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =g@R%NDNV
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 |Dg; (i?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 VJ3hC[
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $Z/klSEf
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 hF2/
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（10）for good 永远 L{=l#vu
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Ejq=*UOP
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 lj)f4zu
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 CoJ55TAW
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ^"1TPd|
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 !(Q l)C
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 3@G;'|z
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. -&im jy<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 F<5n Gx cC
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ):krJ+-/y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. JX{KYU
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。 .8]Y-
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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 h)F yV
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. BBvZeG $Y
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Uan ,H1a
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Yj3 P 7k$c
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Te;gVG *
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ymtd>P"
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。 :7\ 9xH
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 J^fm~P >.
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