（1）call the shots 做决断 ;1v=||V
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \^LWCp,C"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 F" 'n4|q4n
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. P.c O6+jGR
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。 , ;%yf?
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（3）clown around 胡闹 SG:bM7*1'
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. [Eu];
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ]=x\b^
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（4） cook up 虚构 ,^ 7 CP
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ~ ].ggcl`w
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 X"j>=DEX
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 dAL3. %
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. o2aM#Q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 k9mi5Oc
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 J B^Q\;$
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. R"3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 RPH1''*!
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. cwe1^SJ 6y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 L\e>B> u
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. M4KWN'
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 v$Uhm</|19
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]Bnwk
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. nN aXp*J
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（10）for good 永远 ]6&$|2H?Ni
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. I% "'*7 U
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 [h&BAR/ 2
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 q'G,!];qL
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. r?A|d.Tl
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 9o0!m Cq
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. WKl +{e
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 B= X,7
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ,=BLnsg
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. `f9gC3Hk
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。 ;%!B[+ut"
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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 / nZ;v4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. -*a? <ES`
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ^2JpWY:|7
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =f1B,%7G+5
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 PdeBDFWD
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。 YB,t0%vTJw
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 $` VFdAe
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