（1）call the shots 做决断 Wh Zaq
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 3N"&P@/0x
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 bQy%$7UmX,
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1D[P\r-
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 MH.,s@
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（3）clown around 胡闹 @,4%8E 5
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. M#cr*%
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 S@g/Tn
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（4） cook up 虚构 S8OV G4-
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @6co\.bv
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 '98h<(@ ]
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Mg QU6O<
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. "-n%8 74IT
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 3> #mO}\
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 GWInN8.5
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ZGpTw[5ql
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 @pG lWw9*
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 b3b~T] ]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. UB$`;'|i
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 2rCY&8
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 X^D9)kel
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +%Y c4
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 mp,e9Nd;
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 f4k5R
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;( Xe@OtW
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（10）for good 永远 0O#B'Uu
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. R==cz^#
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Ejms)JK+
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 >_`D 3 @Rz
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [DxefYyI
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 e:J'&r& 1
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. hO/5>Zv?
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 k&A7alw
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 lW$&fu DHF
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Z|(c(H2
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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 28R>> C=R
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Dk`4bYK
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 [2'm`tZL
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. v1nQs='
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Q)Iv_N/
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。 icPp8EwH
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =zm0w~']E!
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