（1）call the shots 做决断 B!1Bg9 D
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. pj#l s
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 d3"QCl
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. |qz&d= >
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（3）clown around 胡闹 a4\j.(w)$D
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. E{BX $R_8
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（4） cook up 虚构 RmRPR<vGW
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $0XR< D
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 apZPHau6h
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. }inV)QQ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 aUk]wiwIR9
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 .t7ME{
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. s
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 c8LMvL
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Vw]!Kb7tA
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 QJ +Ml
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 1pAca Jzf
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 \03ZE^H
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 `j8pgnY>5~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Cy dV$!&mP
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（10）for good 永远 8]D0)
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. |k^ C-
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [}!0PN?z~A
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6aLRnH"Ud
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 % {-r'Yi%
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2"HG6"Rr
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 -Fq`#"
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. U"=Lzo.0
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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 l <p(zLR
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. C1>zwU_z o
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 jZD)c_'U
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /DjsnU~3
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `<{LW >Lb
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。 "
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 vVP.9(
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