（1）call the shots 做决断 4 Pc-A
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. M^oL.'
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^L $`)Ja
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 YS GE@
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. hQx*#:ns
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 +'g O%^{l
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（3）clown around 胡闹 f> Jj5he/
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Rs"=o>Qu
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 6 agG*x
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（4） cook up 虚构 36OQHv; &
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. SeXgBbGAne
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 x K_UkB-$i
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 9k71h`5
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. `{{6vb^g
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 UZs '[pm)
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9*s8%pL
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. |
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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。 y%%VJ}'X!
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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. :1 qLRr
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 wic sf <]
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #Q7:Mu+
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 L^t%p1R
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 B)@Xz<Q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. KdozB!\
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 aPxSC>p
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（10）for good 永远 agwbjkU/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7WmLC
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 fpQFNV
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 (v? @evQ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. E va&/o?P|
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 wry`2_c
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 9J7yR}2-F
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0(+<uo~6p1
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 BEb?jRMjLg
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &cyB}Gv
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Fu{VO~w
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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 -'miM ~kG[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %_:L_VD@
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ )XonFI
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 cu}(\a
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?qs LR
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 I52nQCXi
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 - <x%
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。 fsOlg9
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 BDfMFH[1
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