（1）call the shots 做决断 0^nnR7
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. EpSVHD:*
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 o7<pI8\
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 5 BR9f3}
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（3）clown around 胡闹 hd1( q3 3
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. e8 4[B .
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~K]5`(KV
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. e}Cp;c]=
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ~c~N _b
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. f{MXH&d 1\
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Wcd;B7OH
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. Mu$9#[/
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 hw ]x T5
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 2iC 7c6hc
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 p+#$S4V
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,p aD/
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 "
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. hAq7v']m
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（10）for good 永远 gE2k]`[j]
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <nDuN*|
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 1}nrVn[B9
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. r5y p
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 iV<4#aB g
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ? t<y k(q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <j
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. RMJq9a
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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 W
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. n?uVq6c
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 JBzRL"|
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. es]S]}JV
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )Pr*\<C ld
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。 g Mhn\
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Y\#+ -E
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