（1）call the shots 做决断 <uJ@:oWG7
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /( LL3cZK
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 OKV8zO
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3sk9`=[{$
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（3）clown around 胡闹 J e{ykL?N
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. v2?ZQeHr_(
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（4） cook up 虚构 T;uX4,|(
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 6 nQq
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 6wxs1G
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. *2?@
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 &FD>&WRV
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 fIF8%J ^3
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. 7 3 m1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 l ,8##7
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. MPV5P^ @X
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 hQ i2U
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. KSvE~h[#+
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ys~x $
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 pUTr!fR
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. rKn~qV ls
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 &vJH$R
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（10）for good 永远 _L PHPj^Pg
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. xwr8` ?]y
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 P'2Qen*
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. E3i4=!Y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 IU[ [ H#
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #jk_ 5W
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 TO_e^A#
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Ngwb Q7)
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s >en
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。 H. c7Nle
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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 K;(mC<
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^"g~-
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 U17d>]ka
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~zgGa:uU
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 H[gWGbPq7
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。 ?(PKeq6
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ]yu:i-SfP
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