（1）call the shots 做决断 = :;K nS
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 0AD8X +M{P
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5N(OW:M
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $L"h|>b\o
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（3）clown around 胡闹 E_-QGE/1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. FW)VyVFmk
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 _bn
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（4） cook up 虚构 yV?qX\~*
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. K7c[bhi_w
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 j06qr\Es
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 XJ e}^k
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. oe<DP7e
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 a4\j.(w)$D
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2Og<e|
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. ,#U[)}im
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $0XR< D
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. wDDNB1_ E
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 m^gxEPJK
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 t-Uo
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #\Zr$?t|V
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 TyY%<NCIb
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 XNJ3.w:R
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. WS//0
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（10）for good 永远 EhAaaG
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 3?e~J"WXC5
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 c8LMvL
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 n?*r, )'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. spT$}F2n
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 dngG=
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 6bN8 }\5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !< >*|a
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 h@PE:=
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Ot`zn JU@
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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 |k^ C-
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1gQ_76Yck
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 #> 6Jsnv1
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. z( Z7[#.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 !e:_$$j
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。 Qk > 9o
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 vXm'ARj
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