（1）call the shots 做决断 #Pb7E L#c
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9s;!iDFn
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 k7z(Gbzu
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. lU&`r:1>_
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（3）clown around 胡闹 eE Z |nEU
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "Cb.cO$i;
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 qB+:#Yrx /
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（4） cook up 虚构 m~= ]^e
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. DuTlYXM2^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 2.HZ +1
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 D{,[ \^c
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. *@\?}c X
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 XPc9z}/(e
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 p%1xj2 ?nN
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. SX Hr u Z
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 # `N6<n b
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. q5?rp|7D
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 M m>zpB`qP
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3/A[LL|
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 6k@% +<1
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 I:uQB!
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }\PE {
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（10）for good 永远 4'}_qAT
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. v$.JmL0^J
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 "lv:hz
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 j{7ilo(i
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )CwMR'LV
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 i#M a -0#
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Y1U" HqNl*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 t9f4P^V`
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `aO@ N(
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. RF,=bOr19
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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 7(|3 O R+
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. bgzT 3KZ
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 5KC\1pe i
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $8X t I
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 TQ 5MKqR$
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。 RB% fA%d
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 RIVL 0Ig
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