（1）call the shots 做决断 s%[ F,hQRk
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ]a3$hAcj6"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 cNll??j
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `oRyw6Sko
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 h~dQ5%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 {Jr1K,
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. &L|oqXE0L
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 q'3{M]Tk
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（4） cook up 虚构 -V$|t<
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. jNZ .Fb
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }F08o, `?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 H MOIUd
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. dSI"yz
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 [8V; Q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 _3IT3mb2n
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. "be\%W+<
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。 'n mGHorp
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 !2!~_*sGe
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 7>hcvML
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 u nDW2#GX
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ew;;e|24
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4&)sROjV=
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 s{ ^98*
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }D1x%L
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 G?Et$r7:R
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（10）for good 永远 w\C1Bh!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. j?T 'N:Qd
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 7UTfafOGX
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 )Q2Ap&
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [@$ SLl^Y
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ]:%DDlRb
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 q~ `hn(S
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2m Y!gVi
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 eqtZU\GI>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 FvT&nb{
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. &1 \/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。 ,GOIg|51
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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 +%5 L2/n7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. <H64L*,5'7
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ :8S;34Y;
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0nc(2Bi
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. h B [bth
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 lKbWQ>
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。 )x-b+ S C
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 +!).'
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