（1）call the shots 做决断 Zjd9@
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. WUrE1%u
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ? fW['%
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wDR/Vr"f
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。 AT%6K.
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（3）clown around 胡闹 rny(8z%Ck-
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. z.lIlp2:
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（4） cook up 虚构 GHY+q{'#V_
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ncrg`<'/,
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 !#d5hjoX
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. hi`[
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 1_WP\@ O
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 DSQ2 |{
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. ncqAof(/
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。 )pSA|Qt N
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 <?s@- mpgN
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. KRz~3yH{ c
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 (n`]
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3\2%i 6W6
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 rY 6x):sC
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. |.VSw
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（10）for good 永远 ^D<CoxG
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. U0t|i 'Hx
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 QEg[
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 1Y87_o'd
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. $TfB72
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;89kL]
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {.542}A
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 FY^2 Y
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 y{/7z}d
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. {;DAKWm@T
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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 L/ Q[N^ (^
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. o!:Z?.!
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 XjF@kQeM=
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. j1 KNgAo<4
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 a;t}'GQGk
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。 ._^}M<o L
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。
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