（1）call the shots 做决断 t?>}0\1
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. `;}`>! 8j
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 <5E'`T
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 4u i q'-
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. i6V$ m hL
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。 6# U~>r/
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Nx.9)MjI
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Nl YFS?5
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 *:H,- @
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（4） cook up 虚构 .rk5 u4yK
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. s8,YQ5-
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 o)5zvnu7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 v,}C~L3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. X&zG gP/
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 +zMhA p
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 GPHb-
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. +
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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。 i[K Xkjr
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 z|3v~,
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @]n8*n
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 S} UYkns*
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 [ ojL9.6
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. c( => 5
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Oz%6y
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 *}C%z(
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 01@ WU1IN
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（10）for good 永远 >!1 ] G"U
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. = Lkn
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 MPUyu(-%{
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 y<6Sl6l*
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ^4`x:6m
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 p'LLzc##
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 9mHCms
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. lknj/i5L
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 %B C%fVdP
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 P WS8Dpb
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. N>3{!K>/Y:
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。 R7rM$|n=o
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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 PV,Z@qm@^
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. PFpFqJ)Cs"
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ BaIpX< $T
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 RTVU3 fw
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <y?+xZM]#|
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 * * m8 HD
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &PPnI(s^K
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。 9QP=
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 s;P _LaIp)
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