（1）call the shots 做决断 ba8-XA_~U
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )dzjz%B)
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 )%nt61P\W
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. &B{Jxc`VA
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（3）clown around 胡闹 s\n,Z?m
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. PLY-,Q&'
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（4） cook up 虚构 v/4X[6(
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. E Ni%ge'":
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Z7k1fv:S^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {H"=PY R
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ivDG3>"JG
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &].1[&M]
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. =Un 6|]
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 cl9;2D"Zm!
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 5y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 FB^dp}
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. {0m[:af&
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ?\/dfK:!
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [{d[f|
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（10）for good 永远 x]jdx#'
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6iA c @
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Q Kuc2 1
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. N]P*6sf-6
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ^FpiQF
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =[C S2VQ'
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 IWbp^l+!t
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. k) 4lX|}Vm
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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 4OESsN$O
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4s+J-l
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 'E6 gEJ
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. HS7
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }5c'ui! 3H
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。
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 AK\g -]8
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