（1）call the shots 做决断 D3-H!TFpDb
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. }u8 D5Q<(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ;COZ Hj9b
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. R?$ Nl
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。 C!aK5rqhv
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（3）clown around 胡闹 > L>t$1hXM
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^q l+l~
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Ga} &%
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（4） cook up 虚构 kQMALS @R
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. N5:muh
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 6dq*ncNin
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. CGkCLd*s]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 y #Xq@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 GS4
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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. ce\ F~8y
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 G6L
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. *eo<5YUHt
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 79 ZBVe(}
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -O-qEQd
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 xl~%hw Bd
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 C4~`3Mk
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .O C{,f+
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（10）for good 永远 ) b
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. *n=NBkq%/!
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 A+lP]Oy0S
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. a}+7MEUmZ/
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =@d IM
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 n)7olP0p
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1&@s2ee4
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6 KD
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L27i_4 E,
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "38ya2*
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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 /f7Fv*z/
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `"<} B"s
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 <|s9@;(I
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. nKJJ7 R L
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ^< ,Np +
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。 ncluA~ 8
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 MT, LO< .
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