（1）call the shots 做决断 A -b
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (_"*NY0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 "OdXY" G
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +1D+]*t_?[
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。 3nhXZOO1
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（3）clown around 胡闹 sashzVwJ-=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. NB8/g0:=n&
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 (,8$V\
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（4） cook up 虚构 @WVcY:1t#
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /@,j232
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 6=fSE=]DY
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 @ g&ct >@y
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. c|#8T*`C
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 eY|
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 sL\L"rQN6
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. lhBT@5Dm9
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 pNKhc#-w
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 /|D*w^ >
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. tQBRA/
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 , T8>}U(
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {\:{[{qF
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D> LZP!
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 5Er2}KZJv,
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \Z+z?K O
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9T* v9 d
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（10）for good 永远 L:i-BI`J
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. (EI;"N (x
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 l p(8E6
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 H{=21\a\
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~ V\D|W9
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 E( Z8
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 w .?:S D
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #6CC3TJ'k
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 /N&CaH\;^$
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 /J WGifH
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ybY]e; v*O
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。 ;e1ku|>$
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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 <|SRe6m
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. b)e
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 R5X.^u
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. B Ere*J
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }#&#^
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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。 TztAZ2C
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 sXD1C2o
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