（1）call the shots 做决断 <^xfcYx\
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. BBcj=]"_
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 a`#S|'oatC
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 0pD
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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。 1h2H1gy5I3
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（3）clown around 胡闹 *|mz_cKu
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. |U#DUqw
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 9Uk(0A
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（4） cook up 虚构 ;X qn-R
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. d7* CwY9"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 -Q# o)o
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. HOfF"QAR$
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Q uB+vL
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 jZRh K T
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. MEEAQd<*
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。 8Jr1_a
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 dLZjB(0eO
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. W6vf=I@f
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ,+s e
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. d/S +(<g
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 +semfZ)
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 4.8nY\_WF
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {7qA &c=
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 >8|+%pK8<
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（10）for good 永远 2JVxzj<~`
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. =+<d1W`>0
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 u, eZ6
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Nsn~@.UuSW
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. b$Ln} <
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 & 1_U1
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. FPF6H puV
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 g`n;R
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 G+VD8] !K1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ]*3:DU
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 JS!*2*Wr
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !2$ z *C2;
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 /Wu |)tx
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. U'y,YtF@
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 03([@d6<E
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。 J B^Q\;$
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;# &fgj
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