（1）call the shots 做决断 "\`Fu
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =EM<LjO
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 a#% *H
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 QKx(S=4jQ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. m.` I}
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。 _e ;b B?S
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（3）clown around 胡闹 b?Uk%Z]+v
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3D! 7,@&>3
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 3)LS#=
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（4） cook up 虚构 (Cq 38~mR
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. rP2h9Cb
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 W94 u7a
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 eq8faC5
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <ta{)}IN^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 6SE^+@jR
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5lP 8#O?=
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. }~PG]A
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。 J a4M@z
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Z:>3AJuS_
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Bw!J!cCj
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 9I
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 QGV#AID3XW
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. @M-Q|
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Rr CG(Bh
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 qNHI$r'
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. T+EwC)Ll
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 X(Mpg[,N"
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（10）for good 永远 mbX'*up
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. \ ),f?f-m
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 i<>%y* +@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Fq <J xamR
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 N#RC;
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. R2{]R&wtn0
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Pw]r&)I`y[
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <A| z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [*(1~PrlO,
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 g@s`PBF7`
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 B=%%3V)2
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Wf5 ;~RJC?
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ { g`!2"
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 q "T?
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Y qWNp
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 d/Wp>A@dob
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 "x$L 2>9
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 fr04nl
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