（1）call the shots 做决断 U lCw{:#F
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. y3bL\d1
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 m E'HRv
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. H_ NoW
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。 D( y
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（3）clown around 胡闹 o=PW)37>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. AG#Mj(az!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 1;!dTh
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（4） cook up 虚构 A<(Fn_ &W
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. NC YOY
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 vst;G-ys
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ks,d4b=->
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. p^Z|$ aZZ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 [.$/o}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 A;e"_$yt8
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. `=kiqF2P}
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 _`Y%Y6O1/
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 1c *:"
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ;y)3/46S
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <-gGm=R_ $
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 V0*MY{x#S
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 !Q}Bz*Y
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 3ly ]DTbz
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 >u|4490<0
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（10）for good 永远 HcV,r,>e
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &o&}5Aba9
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 .3wx}!:*|
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 )EcfEym.>
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. dZddo z_
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 feM(
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 bn=7$Ax
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. f:AfM f>m
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 9niffq )h
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 J/rF4=j%xy
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. <"S`ZOn
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。 j9}.U \
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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 61 sEeM
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. /N ")uuv
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 MR HRa
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. n<eK\ w
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 w;kiH+&
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。 >#`{ (^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 RF~ c/en
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