（1）call the shots 做决断 WD1G&5XP
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. F$[ U|%*
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 E8-P"`Qba
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =9j8cC 5y
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（3）clown around 胡闹 6C-z=s)P&
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ` \+@Fwfx
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（4） cook up 虚构 &8z[`JW,T
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {c
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 f"St&q>[s
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. O)"gS!,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 aJcf`<p
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2z|*xS'G
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. &o<F7U'R
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 c_V;DcZ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 3"P }n
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 5sb\r,kW
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 eQ&ZX3*}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 3K_A<j:
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. PTEHP
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 f-% NaTI
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 KjQR$-
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. v.]Q$q^
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（10）for good 永远 4 M( -xl?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,13Lq-
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ;f"0~D2
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 J2^'Xj_V
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. x l#LrvxI
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 )LyojwY_g
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. DS)RX.k_#
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 a|?4 )
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Iy yh !MVF
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Eb dfV-E
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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 (x3.poSt
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. pbU!dOU~e
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Q*b]_0 Rb
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 D)d~3`=#
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >>5NX"{
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 WAS U0
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 B~ _d^`
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。 ~SnSEhE
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 /;utcc
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