（1）call the shots 做决断 AeN 3<|RN
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. GNs#oM
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 <[bQo&B2 E
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. &xgZF Sq
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（3）clown around 胡闹 xne]Q(B>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9p5= _
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（4） cook up 虚构 V>6QPA^
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. [@ILc*2O
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 )5U !>,fT
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]7*kWc2
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 nkTYWw
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Z A [ )
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. emA.{cVr!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 2R \+}
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 04~}Ib eJ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. t-x[ :i
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 d @m\f
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Vu%n&uF
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（10）for good 永远 L1:nfH&:'
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. oXdel
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 w763 z i{
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. XC 2FF&B&
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 2$ tQ @r
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. (n,N8k;
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Q(e{~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2QL?]Vo
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 6A?8tm/0
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。 t3a#%'Dv
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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 7E\g
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. TM-Fu([LMV
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ) b0];&hw]
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5{X* a
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :BD>yOlG
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。 CdL .?^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 G\ ex^&M
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