（1）call the shots 做决断 Wm4@+ }
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. i 4
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 4x.'H18
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. vmL% % 7
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（3）clown around 胡闹 qyv9]Q1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. %d*k3 f
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~YOwg\w^
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ; ! &A
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 5Fm.] /
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 n[lf==R
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Qn(e[
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 C_=! ( @`8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?1i>b- >
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. !Sfy'v.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 CL|t!+wU/
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. _KC)f'Cx
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 6+BR5Nr
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Q.#@xaX'{`
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Q+)f I
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 *:bNK5I.t
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. y$7Fq'
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（10）for good 永远 /E$"\md
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. jFpXTy[>
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 aM5zYj`pW
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~PP*k QZlJ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 +Sv`23G@
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. P!:Y<p{=>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L B1 ui
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. RS!~5nk 5
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 #>GUfhou)
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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 :X Er {X
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. xz[a3In+
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 YUJlQ2e(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. {co(w
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +Tc<|-qQn
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。 )X g,;^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 p{xO+Nx1a
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