（1）call the shots 做决断 {Or|] 0
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. P%/+?(?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 I) Y$?"
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. *g=*}2
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 C&5T;=<jKO
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（3）clown around 胡闹 mB1) !
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }XXE
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（4） cook up 虚构 G4RsH/
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. |/ <iydP
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 yGD0}\!n
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Br yMq !
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Mq7|37(N[
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ] 3I_H+hU
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. b#y}V Y)?
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 WYh7Y
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 % idn m
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. un /eS-IIh
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 xj~6,;83xR
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3n/L; T,X
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 x [? _F
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 pE`( kD
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {otvJ |'N
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（10）for good 永远 O@$hG8:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 3gM{lS}h#
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 qJK^i.e
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Wu}Co
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ._R82 gy
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 "d#s|_n,d)
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 rvG qUmSUs
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. F0!r9U((
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ]6aM %r=c
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Iq5F^rH`[
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. U-k;kmaj
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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 j[HKC0C 6
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. u)V* o
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ PQ[TTLG\&
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 t.zSJ|T_&O
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. z6!X+`&
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 lAGxE-B^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。 ^w HMKC
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 f^]AyU;F:
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