（1）call the shots 做决断 D _z&G)
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Y!u">M#@
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]K5j(1EN
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. bM
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（3）clown around 胡闹 up?S (.*B
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. FSZ :}Q
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（4） cook up 虚构 9M[
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. DQN"85AIZ
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 w*Ze5j4@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 T DR#'i
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. wD pL9 q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 lz#@_F|.*
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
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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. ]MMXpj, 9h
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。 RL"hAUs_1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 90Z4saSUw
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. y8di- d3_
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 mL s>RR#b
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3SF J8
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }Mc&yjhMrg
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. <oTNo>U/k
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（10）for good 永远 3)dtl!VMW[
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. =fK F#^E@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [k,FJ5X
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. d6e]aO=g
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 d[ e;Fj!
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 7lQ: }&
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &,= t2_n
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Wl>$<D4mO[
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9>L{K
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。 KSl@ V>!_
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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 .t%` "C
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. < :0d%YB)
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0\Myhh~DLE
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. N07FU\<9
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 A |0\ct
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。 b0Fr]oGp
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :P\RiaZAT
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