（1）call the shots 做决断 &vS @-K
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. bRc ~e@
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Jd/XEs?<q
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. K;(t@GL?
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。 JuXuS
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（3）clown around 胡闹 g6<D 1r
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. [S T7CrwC
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 VaylbYUCT/
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（4） cook up 虚构 14rX:z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. [c#?@S _
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 o_%gFV[q
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 'tzN.p1O
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 q8f nUK?i
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 NpxND0
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. ~-2q3U Py
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。 >W@ 3_{0
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 6SmawPPP
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. yDBMm^
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Je; HAhL
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 u69s}yZ
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. *Mr'/qp ,
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 TY *q[AWG
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 W!WeYV}kb
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1jQlwT(:
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 eWAgYe2
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（10）for good 永远 *v9 {f?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Eg|C
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 8AV G pL
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 8 ORr
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /A~+32 B
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 &26H
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 AT]Ty
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. JPfE`NZ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 9J'3b <
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 GLIP;)h1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. sOLR *=F{
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。 &24z`ZS[w6
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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 hz _F^gF
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f.y~ Sew
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ `T;Y%"X!
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 *<nfA}
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. v\?J$Hdd
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @:"GgkyDl#
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。 koAM",5D
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 #[{xEVf
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