（1）call the shots 做决断 h\ OMWJ~
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 09HqiROw
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 <a%RKjQvT
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {c AGOx wd
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。 +zsB ~Vz
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Ne2eBmY}(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. s `
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~fF;GtP
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. iXuSFman
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 H}}C>p"!,
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 IdWFG?b3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. kt hy9<!$
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 m2PI^?|e
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 1ihdH1 rg[
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. [-JU(:Rh
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Qetyu hS~
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. _{YUWV50}
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 2lRE +_qz
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :^992]EBEj
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Q)\4 .d
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 p6W|4_a?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 J0 x)NnWJ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 77p8|63
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（10）for good 永远 GC^>o F
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <Is~DjIav
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 di]TS9&9
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 #w# :f
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. _tQR3I5
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 NN@'79x
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Hn!13+fS
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <GO 5}>}p8
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 qO}Q4a+
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9._owKj
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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 =2.q=a |'
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 3/ 0E9'
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 )V?:qCuY>
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. N)^`
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 p5\B0G<m
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。 )lrmP(C*.a
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