（1）call the shots 做决断 8:cbr/F<
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !Sq<_TO
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 _03?XUKV
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 kWz%v
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. zXf+ie o
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。 =,]J"n8|v
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（3）clown around 胡闹 x)yf!Dv5$
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. w+$g Y ?%
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 tB3CX \e
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（4） cook up 虚构 -5 W0 K}
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. TgB;R5
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 A7RX2
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 jb![ Lp
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. xA5$!Oq7
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 "=n8PNV/
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 _~(Xd@c(
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. G\p;
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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。 9cmJD5OO
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 #rr-4$w+
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. "qm> z@K
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 _Lb& 2 PAG
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 c-=0l)&'D=
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +=k|(8Js #
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 e d*AU,^@v
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ggTjd"|)
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. <"+C<[n.
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ,6S 8s
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（10）for good 永远 dR+$7N$
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ksaC[G;}:
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 j1kc&(
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 6v#G'M#r
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~QcKW<bz
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 !gf3%!%
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 k >CtWV5B
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \(FD R
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 e "6i >w!
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 wcf_5T
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. vNSf:5H$
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。 3p W
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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 5,ahKB8
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6w;|-/:`
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ |u;PU`^-z
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 iGMONJRO
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. W@dY:N}
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 I7^X;Q
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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。 E0]h| /A]
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^(*O$N*#
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