（1）call the shots 做决断 0s >ozAJ
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ~4e4G yx c
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 QahM)Gb
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /l o;:)AiP
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（3）clown around 胡闹 WX@ a2c.'
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ;onhc*{lv
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 L[M`LZpJo
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（4） cook up 虚构 yHrYSEM
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 2`2S94'
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 J0{;"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 U]!~C 1cmw
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <d&9`e1Hc
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 :=CRsQAn
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ga BVD*>
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. (c^ZFh2]
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。 J erueF;J
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ExJch\
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ak_&\'P
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 25bLU?x5B
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 o \r6 iO
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ]Ak/:pu
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 8ux?K5_
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Y*}xD;c
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（10）for good 永远 6qAs$[
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 5!tiu4LU
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 -chk\75
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 zG"*B_l}+
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. R:[IH2F s
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 XkGS3EY
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Uo D@ix&0
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ggQB Q/ L
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #RN"Ul-B|
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. L5w rc4
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 R=/^5DZ}
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 -n>JlfCd2
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2Pa Rbh{"
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 {(00,6M)i
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. CcDi65s
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <
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例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 m h5ozv$
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 $$GmundqB
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