（1）call the shots 做决断 +hN>Q $E
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 83v Mj$P
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 `dv g5qQ
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ,\M77V
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Y ^+x<
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。 U,#~9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 p\&O;48=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. D4L&6[W
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Bv<g Vt
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（4） cook up 虚构 p {w-
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Td i^P}i_
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 :r*h Y$v
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 8US#SI'x
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 r9ulTv}X
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 h.EI(Ev"GN
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. E{\CE1*
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。 $lxpwO
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 OijuOLt
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. h3@tZL#g
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ~ q ^o |?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 b G:\*1T
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. p":u]Xgb
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ;E.]:Ia~
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 d,^O[9UWo
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. !UoA6C:
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 c>LP}PGk
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（10）for good 永远 a3yNd
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 1/97_:M0~F
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 UePkSz9EU
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 G0
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. V ?Jy
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 $S#Z>d*1!
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Rt#QW*h\|i
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ga
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 SoU( fI[6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 y RxrfAdS
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. jSp&\Wj b
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 a
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 _.JQ h
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :BPgDLL,
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ kPX +n+$
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 `H! (hMMV
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?, pwYT0g
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 NTu |cX\R
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 .aN h>`OT'
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。 >kQp@r\nQ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Jx+6Kq(
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