（1）call the shots 做决断 1( 7.V-(G
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;Pqyu
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 V0
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. + >gbZ-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。 yki51rOI*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Etc?; Z[F#
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. %i
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ^ lc}FN
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（4） cook up 虚构 K[>@'P}y
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. UtBlP+bE?y
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 i,Wm{+H-O
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Q}?N4kg
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Xm=^\K3
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ngY+Ym
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?}3PJVy ?
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. H;*a:tbxO+
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。 % 3c|
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ~d7Wjn$@
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. {q tc \O
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Z~phOv
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 7?! Z+r
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -Xxu/U})%
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 < \d |=>;
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 )y/DGSd
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. f{^M.G@
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 k#E z
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（10）for good 永远 (4 /]dTb
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. W93JY0Ls9|
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 !`
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 >4|c7z4
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. lKV\1(`
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 jq("D,
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 , P@/=I5
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. n,?IcDU~m
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 N;x<| %peL
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6_%]\37_Z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. si^4<$Nr%j
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。
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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 ^YG7dd_
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 5&?KW)6 Rz
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ (3N "oE.b]
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Q$fRi[/L
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. X Yb^C s;
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 hEv=T'*,K)
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。 c:llOHA
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 &}nBenYp
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