（1）call the shots 做决断 JM/\n 4ea:
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (=WYi~2v
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 7 qn=W
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 D~i 5E9s5
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. C%E~9_w
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。 U" 3L
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Qt>kythi
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ZDp^k{AN9a
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 svxjad@l/
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（4） cook up 虚构 k}nGgd6XD
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 7 _j t =sr
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 #m<uG5l`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 (X5y%~;V5a
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +IbV
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 L ..
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ho*B<#&(A|
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. -Q<OSa='
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。 -!5l4
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 HfH_jnR*
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 9S A % '
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 "O$WfpKX
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 a[j]fv*6
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `# !>}/m
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 4:O.x# p
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ' CJ_&H R
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. GoX<d{
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（10）for good 永远 Ho(}_Q&
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. I
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *>[ q*SF
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 bYem0hzOe
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. @C[ p? ak
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 k^; /@:
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 '
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. bcu Uej:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 VF nxj52<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 M3!;u%~} s
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Z vC?F=tH
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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 0d:t=LKw)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :wRfk*Ly
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 uhaHY`w
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Ywt9^M|z;
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 v5?)J91
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。 KkzG#'I1
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 qJl DQc-
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