（1）call the shots 做决断 !Pj/7JC0
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =
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作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 &KC!*}<tx
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 0$vj!-Mb^j
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. E~hzh /,34
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 slW3qRT\k
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（3）clown around 胡闹 (ywo
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. #-# NqX:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Qx`~ g,wk8
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（4） cook up 虚构 (lH,JX`$a
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. USPTpjt8R
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ANM g
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 \h{r;#g
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |M~ON=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 % y`7);.q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -X1X)0v$
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. n!ok?=(kQ
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。 SZ !=`a]
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 :+& AY2`
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @R2at
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 0@=MOGQb
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 $#NQ <3
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. F}
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 eiMH['X5
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ,^s
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. u5E]t9~Pq
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Rm>^tu
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（10）for good 永远 c6AWn>H
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ]$iN#d|ZU
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 d^D i*&X
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 n&XGBwgW
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Qvoqx>2p5
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 g"8 .}1)~r
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 odu DA:
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. y=sGe!^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 f@V3\Z/6E
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Y: QD
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -=}3j&,\R
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。 8g/F)~s^F
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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 Zm TDQ`Ix
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^y_fRP~
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ `sHuM *
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 JhK/']R
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )9j06(<A
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 -pb&-@Hul
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 #;tT8[Ewuw
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。 (M-ZQ
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