（1）call the shots 做决断 P6MRd/y |
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. I gC}&
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 j;+?HbL
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }. z&P'
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。 [~&XL0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 %$TGzK 1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. c s fgJ^ n
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ^ "\R\COQ
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（4） cook up 虚构 C)cwAU|h#
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. / Wf^hA
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 3QpYmX<E
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. e)?Fi
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 b"TjGE
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 pC_O:f>vJ
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. nVJPR
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 "]-Xmdk09
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. u<n Lag
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 \cCV6A[
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. fK(}Ce
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 D0BI5q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 5y?-fT]X
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（10）for good 永远 rm}
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $U/YR&vcw
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 It75R}B
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. !\ g+8>
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 }@r{?8Ru
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ve
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {?`al5Sz
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. mJM _2Ab
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 y1/o^d+@
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. r0m*5rd1
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ~gu3g^<0v
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. TB;o~>9U
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Zo {$
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。 $t/x;< .H
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 V"!G2&
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