（1）call the shots 做决断 8\WV.+
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. yFoPCA86y
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]K?;XA3 dZ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. c wNJ{S+
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。 '9{`Czc(Gb
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（3）clown around 胡闹 -pmb-#`M
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Gj_7wP$
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（4） cook up 虚构 QPX&P{!g
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (1EtC{
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 6VUs:iO1j5
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 s&h J[$i
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Qy ghNImp
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 GP>\3@>
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Vv54;Js9
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. :V3z`}Rl
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 *b '4>U
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. l-Be5?|{_
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 2FR+Z3&z
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Xh}S_/9}5
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 lZAXDxhnT
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 rD+mI/ _J`
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. VV;%q3}:
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 _ amP:h
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（10）for good 永远 %a fN&T
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. O 1D|T "@
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 rFUR9O.{E
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 vgE
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )I#{ \^
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ?3lA ogB
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2 x>7>;>
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 U9ZuD40\
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 |
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. k#bG&BF
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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 iC3C~?,7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |Fz ^(US
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Q 0G5<:wc
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. gu6%$z
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 GE`1j'^-
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。 pd B\D
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 &?1O D5
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