（1）call the shots 做决断 kn+@)3W:*
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. VFq7nV/O
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Zn:]?%afdO
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 39A|6> -?
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. q);oO\<
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（3）clown around 胡闹 F`>qg2wO
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. g){gF(
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 f9t+x+ Z
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^UBzX;|p
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Y$_^f*sFn
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 k ~4o`eA
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 2 ,krVb?<
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. h-fm)1S_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 5a4i)I6 3o
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 !Wj`U$];
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. "n{JH9sA:
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 2OjU3z<J
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. :lu "14
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Zzmo7kFx3
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 n g9 _c
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. jI~$iDdOfs
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 qDgy7kkQ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 uX6p^KNm5
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. aSI%!Vg.
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。
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（10）for good 永远 V." cmtf
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. rr>6;
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 7jG fQ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 .3#Xjhebvu
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &q M8 )2Y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 }PM7CZSq
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. mQ9shdvt-
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 S,Q(,e ^&
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ]f}(i D
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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 wFjQ1<s=
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :B\ $7+$v
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Sr_hD5!
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ZE1${QFkG
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 U# <{RqY
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。 JIqg[Mao
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 d[nz0LI|mk
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