（1）call the shots 做决断 ^,T(mKS
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8c^TT&
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ,wAF:7'
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [:SWi1cK2
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 5taT5?n2
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。 p4
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（3）clown around 胡闹 x-&@wMqkc
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. CdjI`
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ZeaA%y67U
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（4） cook up 虚构 t=W}SH
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. V{3x!+q
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 +*/Zu`kzX
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 9N 3o-=
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. :(* V?WI
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ,S ]7 'UP
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :e miQ
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. o9yJ f#-En
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。 O.M>+~Nw
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ra
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ;RPx^X~
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 y(yHt= r
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 rlSeu5X6
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =wV<hg)C
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 4yr'W8X_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 `% "\@<
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. wc^tgE
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 bI9~jWgGp
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（10）for good 永远 kxIF#/8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hT&Y #fh
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 2E) -M9ds
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 pa E[rS\
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~1AgD-:Jz
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 8COGs WK
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 |a`Sc %
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !6O(-S2A
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 sW'AjI
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `w7v*h|P
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. '9Xu
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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。 pG^
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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 .K2qXw"S#
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `*cxH..
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ^Hnb }L
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 S8wLmd>
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5o'FS{6U
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 *-=(Q` 3
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。 (Ag1 6
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 / h H
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