（1）call the shots 做决断 evPr~_
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. A|tee@H*0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 =If % m9
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. v vlfL*f
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。 > ZkcL7t9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 n1o/-UY
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ([UuO}m-
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（4） cook up 虚构 ]4\^>
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Pca~V>Hd
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 NKLG bH
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 _3tHzDSG#
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Dqe)8 r
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Ri4_zb
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <1&kCfE&
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. KSVIX!EsX
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。 O+`^]D7
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %cO;{og M
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. M ! gX4
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 [Z,A quCU(
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 jd l 1Q<Z
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. EVNTn`J_
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 H#k"[eZ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 < .$<d
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. a \vf{2
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 W )^: *z
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（10）for good 永远 JwB:NqB
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. `NXyzT`:K
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 p1v:X?
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 |/arxb&
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. oHI~-{m3)
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 &Xe r#6~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 i0- !!
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. | { PQ0DS
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 H; TmG<S
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 MGc=TQ.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. x @DXW(
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 Q[J,j+f<
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 dtA- 4Ndm
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. n#z^uq|v
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ \2_>$:UoV
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 j`,;J[Zd`h
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. x)"=*Jj
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?[RG8,B
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。 e7,iO#@:m
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 cnLC> _hY
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