（1）call the shots 做决断 EPJ>@A>;D
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. gIrbOMQ7
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 `^Ll@Cx"
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %l8!p'a
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。 LBq2({="
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. <cOjtq,0
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（4） cook up 虚构 }>M\iPO.]*
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. v@]SddP,?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Z-lhJ<0/Pa
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 @U!&XZ]h
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Qw5-/p=t
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 h[u@UGK%
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 qeFaY74S
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. 6~sU[thGW
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。 M @KQOAzt
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 rrz([2E2
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. c3GB Y@m
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ll0y@@Iy
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -ysNo4#e&
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 U\ Y0v.11
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. L+G0/G}O\
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（10）for good 永远 ~]?s A{
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. SW%}S* h
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 5 eL
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 #/ePpSyD
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. md<^x(h"<
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 3#'8 S_
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. vE,^K6q0`
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 hBRi5 &%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @] IRB1X
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. cY5;~lO
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。 C-S>'\ |8
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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 [-[59 H[6)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. C) R hld
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ,,G"EF0A
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?\8
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 d:|x e :
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。 C{$iuus 0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 R~iv%+
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