（1）call the shots 做决断 6:#zlKYJ
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8?h-H #h
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ytK h[Uo
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9 JpPas$]
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $9j\sZj&
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。 ; Sq_DP1W
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（3）clown around 胡闹 b_:]Y<{> f
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. m "h{HgJd
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 TE3A(N'
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（4） cook up 虚构 -: dUD1
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^ [uA^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 #jv~FR`4v^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 AK} wSXF
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. I!|_C~I` 2
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ?ep93:j
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5O% Q*\(
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. ND WpV
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。 nM>oG'm[n
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 pMe'fC~*
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. MOKg[ j
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 0V@u]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 pPu E-EDk
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. N p $ pz
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 odD^xg "L
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 q~48lxDU
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. q]ER_]%Gna
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ryg1o=1v/
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（10）for good 永远 d<r=f"
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !ZJ" lm
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 B\G? dmo
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 BxS\ "W
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ]Nz~4ebB
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 yZj:Kp+7
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 zxTcjC)y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ^2rNty,nH
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 s`B]+
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ouL/tt_~
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ca h1'Y
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。 ^mz&L |h
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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 S='AA_jnw
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^I*</w 8
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ /g BB
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ;}"_ hLX
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [p^N ].K$
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 61L
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 U` uP^
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。 r BQFC 4L
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 rJ|Q%utYz
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