（1）call the shots 做决断 QW QJSz5
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @{q:179w^
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 \8<ZPqt9
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ks|c'XQb
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. JYw_Z*L=m
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。 b4?]/Uy+/
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（3）clown around 胡闹 /?Y]wY
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. |MMaaW^"
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 [X"pOz
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（4） cook up 虚构 %o
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <p5?yF
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 259R5X<V
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 IzI2w6a
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. )R^ &u`k
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 nh'TyUd!
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :B7dxE9[r
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. vrq5 +K&||
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。 +l27y0>t
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 /g )(
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. +R2+?v6
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 < N(r -
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :\F1S:&P
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. {oftZ Xwf
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 RRUv_s ff
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 %'w?fqk
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. @L ,4JPk
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ty\F~]Oo
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（10）for good 永远 S;K5JBX0#
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ua!43Bp
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 $W;f9k@C!
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 %7hf6Xo=
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. kyH0J[/n
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 2|A?9aE%0
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. k?;@5r) y-
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 qYP;`L}o#
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8 5:KlBe%+
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. +5x{|!Pn
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。 Y(&rlL(sPK
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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+@,m\tE
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8J)Kn4jq
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ><xJQeW
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. eb>jT:
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 [NoO A
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 (B0QBDj!
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。 b5)a6qt b
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 43,baeG
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