（1）call the shots 做决断 (%Rs&/vU~
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 3Y8
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作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 oL;/Qan
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 H@:@zD!G[
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]\U'_G2]
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。 \Wk$>?+#@
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Pt+_0OsR
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. kn.z8%^ (
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 M > <
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（4） cook up 虚构 tG-MC &;=
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *#_jTw Qe
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 S0 `*
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ",m5}mk:4
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 14R))Dz"
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 r[~$
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 zl5S)/A
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. Ih0GzyU*4
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。 ^8iy(
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 hGeRM4zVZZ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. eu =2a>
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 K2QD&!4/T2
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :`K;0` C +
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. DH %X+r
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 vKeK]
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 21qhlkdc
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. !IS ,[
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（10）for good 永远 ;b^ @o,=
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. G r)+O
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ]rS+v^@QH
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 -_3.]o/J
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. H ; 6V
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 o>YR Kb
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 oaHBz_pg
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~EB ZlTN
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 *K;~V
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 =ZQIpc
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. IYWD_}_
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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。 xM:dFS
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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 \3l;PY
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. -3f vO~
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ {f)p|)
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 h4/rw
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?=,tcN
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 TsQMwV_h
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Z8 x(_ft5
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。 C9h8d
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;8@A7`^
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