（1）call the shots 做决断 LibQlNW\
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. WC=d @d)M
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 6&;GC<].(y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 5|r*,! CF
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（3）clown around 胡闹 WcT= 5G
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. u23_*W\
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（4） cook up 虚构 'wYIJK~1
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /TPtPq<7:#
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 JF~9efWe>
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 6jBi?>[I
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 =NY5 5t.
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ^>ir&$
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. i a_@fQ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 _A!Fp0}`
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. "9 c=kqkX
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 w< Xwz`O
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. JttDRNZAU
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 6i+,/v r
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. -3) jUzD
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（10）for good 永远 y2jw3R
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 3TCRCz
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Ic_NQ<8
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 w$9LcN
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. <,GVrVH=t"
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 7mdd}L^h
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. K .mxF,H
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @j}%{Km]Y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. m#8 PX$_
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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 R Qo
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. < ]1 ,L%
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 3Y2~HuM
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <C(o0u& /
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +ppA ..1
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。 : (X3?%
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 T{3nIF
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