（1）call the shots 做决断 V3*@n *"N;
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. d/oD]aAEr
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 &~.|9P/45
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 bSI*`Dc"!
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Bf^K?:r"V
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。 K\ p Z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 2X BHo (
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {Gfsiz6
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 4s>L]!
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（4） cook up 虚构 B[w. 8e5
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r#ADxqkaV
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 +(' xzW
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ;gJAxVD<
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. K43` $
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 3M[d6@a
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 o"N\l{ #s
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. =VWH8w .3
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。 *6_>/!ywI
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 5K|`RzZ`B$
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ed/
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ;L],i<F
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 6] !Jo)BF
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 )h(=X&(d
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 0yUn~'+(Sp
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. h}m9L!+n8
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 aJs! bx>K
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（10）for good 永远 (LVzE_`
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. z^KBV ^n
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ! v%%_sRV
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 L[+4/a!HQ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. @9]T jZd
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 2R3)/bz-SV
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ?|hY tV
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. a}k5[)et
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 8X\":l:
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 r/+~4W5
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "GxQ9=Z
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。 a8y*Jz-E
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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 1R.6Xe r
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. > IS BK[=H
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 \VAS<?3
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~MK% ^5y?
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 +'g~3A-G
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 7*Gg#XQ>(
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。 EBUCG"e
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 R {Me~L?
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