（1）call the shots 做决断 |[o2S9 0
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. R"O9 ~s6N
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 L?9Vz&8]
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~ xf9
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. fRrHWE+
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。 ItOVx!"@9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 C(,s_Ks
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. yuI 5#
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（4） cook up 虚构 gs cs B4<
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. #v(+3Hp
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 %],.?TS2V
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 &LL81u6=S
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ?LNwr[C0
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 g_n=vO('X
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 AQ0L9?
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. DMs|Q$XB
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。 uN`ACc)ESi
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 OH)SdSBz
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. x !YfZ*
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 gWWy!H
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 R [uo :.
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~^5uOeTZ~
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ^R<= }
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9L&AbmIr
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 5/*ZqrJw{"
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 e |4jT7L}
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（10）for good 永远 >eRbasshEI
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. |
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ZjI^0D8
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Y0eu ^p)
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 KY"~Ta`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ~O^_J)
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. GuS3O)6Sg
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 km|~DkJ\a`
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 P4N{lQ.>
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. { aB_t%`w
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。 c dGl[dQ/
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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 OVivJx
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. d5],O48A
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ <]!IC]+
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ipyO&v
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .[_&>@bmrP
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 i L\\JuY
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ( Rf)&KN
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。 +V7 p?iEY
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2KzKNe(
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