（1）call the shots 做决断 @2 fg~2M1
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *CI#+P
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 5"O.,H}
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 '16b2n+F@#
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. V[Ui/M!9Z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 VS8Rx.?
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^,T(mKS
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。
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（4） cook up 虚构 L0WN\|D
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. b!5~7Ub.No
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 UrEs4R1#
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 *YuF0Yt
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 9m~p0 ILh
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *wB 1 ,U{
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 e h?zNu2=
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. P?of<i2E
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 i6Emhji
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. mSh[}%swj
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 &Ys<@M7E:
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 cB}D^O
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Vb]=B~ ^`
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ={@6{-tl
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 > jc [nk
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +*/Zu`kzX
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 z/ @slT
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（10）for good 永远 fSvM(3Y<Qh
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _5Ct]vy
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 R)s:rJQ=p
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 jLHkOk5{:
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. S k\K 4
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 x\G'kEd
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 dn$!&
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. w-L=LWL\
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 PmEsN&YP]
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6)
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Xr GglBIV
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 eiaFaYe\
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. XW)lDiJl
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ['tY4$L(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4*cEag
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 w ;:*P
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 nB SYsp{
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。 t pQ (g%
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 bI9~jWgGp
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