（1）call the shots 做决断 /#=J `*m_
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 7jbm w<d)9
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 e;'T?&t
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. T!A}ipqb
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（3）clown around 胡闹 NETC{:j
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. c ):*R ]=
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（4） cook up 虚构 XXcf!~ uO
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. EXcj F
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 P$ef,ZW"
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Hu7zmh5FF
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 EI.Pk>ZIm
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 +|<&#b0Xd
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. aF"Z!HD
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 PcHFj+:
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. )YtL=w?L'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ?|J+dW
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Z^6(&Rh
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9p rsL#Fn
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（10）for good 永远 N:[;E3?O
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 5)5bt q)[
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 *m@w^In^
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. %,cFX[D/)
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 pNQkKDbL+
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. pQ:P wyU
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 aZ>\*1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. i!oj&&
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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 DjzB G*f/
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. o[[r_v_d
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 {ah~q}(P
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _xg VuJ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }lTZq|;A
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。 WriN]/yD
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 3@`H<tP'6o
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