（1）call the shots 做决断 bc}dYK3$q
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. NdQ%:OKC
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 cjg=nTsBA
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. dp^N_9$cdO
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。 ULvVD6RQ47
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（3）clown around 胡闹 yzc pG6 ,
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. w<d*#$[,*
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 8!j=vCv
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（4） cook up 虚构 &"j@79Ym1~
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. !P" ?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Gj`f--2GE
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 kGD |c=K}
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. mG}k 3e -
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /;+,m p4
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @9_)On9hZ
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ]7F)bIG[
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 WOH9%xv
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. l%b q2,-%
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 fNEz
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 /'Bdq?!B&
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /\~W$.c
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 s?<!&Y
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 dP3VJ3+
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. t~~r-V":
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（10）for good 永远 Spc&X72I
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. W]~ZkQ|P
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 2;R/.xI6v
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Q=XA"R
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. $9m5bQcV
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 83xd@-czgh
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. z9fNk%
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 n 8?KSQy$
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7 FIF St
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ,^!Zm^4,
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。 &"O_wd[+:
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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 Znq(R8BMW
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +cw{aI`a8
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 C[W5d~@;E
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. YRu%j4Tx
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @d
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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。 Wb'*lT0=
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 DlS&qFs
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