（1）call the shots 做决断 0NFYFd-50
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %VsIg
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 I?~iEO\nh
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /xh/M@G3
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（3）clown around 胡闹 syB.Z-Cpd
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2)^gd
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（4） cook up 虚构 i8+[-mh
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. tMOhH
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Q3P*&6wA
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. >u/ T` $
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 <x O"
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 N[j*Q 8X_
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. a%NSL6
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $`'Xb
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. R A^-Pa.O
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 aPH6R<G
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. o3kVcX^
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 e>~7 RN
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 @p$$BUb
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. v#`7,::
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（10）for good 永远 fXfO9{E
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. l6z}D; 4
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 QsC6 \Gt#
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. _7 P#?:h
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 H;k-@J
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9S!
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Kjfpq!NYE
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. iW$f1= i
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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
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4!)=!sL ;
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 DVLF8]5
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 WIkr0 k
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。 D
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 #!RO,{FT
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