（1）call the shots 做决断 _`?0w#> 0
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \n_7+[=E
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 =IL\T8y09
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 FF8j W1
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \m7\}Nbz0/
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（3）clown around 胡闹 2* g2UP
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. = Z+^n
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 2O kID
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（4） cook up 虚构 IOFXkpK R
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. V6merT79
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ci;2XLAM
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 #eJfwc1JY
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. goR_\b
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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。 6m&GN4Ca
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 I{$suPk
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. NCk-[I?R
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Be{@ L
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. '
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 IgbuMEfL
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 'fn}I0Vc
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 [],[ LkS
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 CAc]SxLh
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9'( _*KSH
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 }d5]N
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（10）for good 永远 $PM r)U
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >9w^C1"
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0s`6d;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 F.TIdkvp
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8fQ~UcT$
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 pqg2#@F.
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =)bOteWM
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 N~|f^#L
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 OG#^d5(
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. lZwjrU| _
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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 Ow- ejo
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. l z=D Gm
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6`9QGi,)
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. pRfKlTU\
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 (B\Kb4m
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。 ]Z[3 \~?
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =F[M>o
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