（1）call the shots 做决断 8?7kIin
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. I1)-,/nEjg
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 'Y!pY]Z
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Dz`k[mI
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. cJ(BiL-uF
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。 VLsh=v
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（3）clown around 胡闹 JI"/N`-?;b
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. oYz!O] j;a
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 yGiP[d|tRc
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（4） cook up 虚构 )N(9pnyZH
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 7DtIVMiK
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 s`hav
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 pkX v.D`
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 4xm&pQo{V6
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /_V'DJV
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 akT|Y4KxD
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. E4+b-?PB~
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。 SLkuT`*
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 -~
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. rA,CQypo
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 S%kS#U${|
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 %>Bko,ET
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !!FR[NK
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Z>8eD|m%2
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. "B#Y-
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（10）for good 永远 6xHi\L
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :zlpfm2
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 `(!NYx
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 _gKu8$o=-
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ibJl;sJ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 QY@u}&m%o
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 +Hj/0pp
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. jYWw.g<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 xO 7Yt
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 KmQ^?Ad- C
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Le SHRoD
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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 as r=m{C"
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @`w n<%o$
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 h4(JUio
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *69c-` o
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 R)+t]}
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /b#q*x-b
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+6]u_J
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 F$Q04Qw
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