（1）call the shots 做决断 -F\xZ
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. bAS('R;4
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 #/!fLU @
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !.9pV.~
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（3）clown around 胡闹 0]% 0wbY1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {YnR]| 0&
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（4） cook up 虚构 c@H:?s!0R
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. G
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 r:Uqtqxh
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. / ;>U0~K
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 K8xwPoRL
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 KZ_d..l*W
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. ,Yx"3i,
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。
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $=?1>zvF
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. U,Py+c6
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 a![x^@nF
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =xz Dpn>f
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 z/09~Hc
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 )9LlM2+y
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. c|?0iN
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（10）for good 永远 @ n <y[WA
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. L,G{ t^j
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Ucnj7>+"
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 a|aRUxa0"
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. H{}0- 0o
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 iEd%8 F h
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Y JzKE7%CO
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 M-> /vi
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ND);7
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Np$peT[
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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 x0aPY;,N0
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. =~;SUO
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 :5 XNV6^|
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. v4_p3& aj
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %{GYTc \'X
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。 QUa_gYp0v
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 `>M;f%s
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