（1）call the shots 做决断 vA2>&YDFX
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. xW|8-q
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 4_-L1WH
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. LP'~7FG
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（3）clown around 胡闹 c_T+T/O
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. UPy 4ST
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（4） cook up 虚构 >d (:XP6J
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. uO>pl37@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 lNz1|nS(Kd
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Y;"jsK{$
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 PJT$9f~3;.
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 i9|}-5ED
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. L d{ `k
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %~:@}C% A
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 9iV9q]($0
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 mU]pK5
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. RivhEc1h%
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 FX!Qd&kl1
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. m@']%X*(,
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（10）for good 永远 biZ=TI2P,L
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. p|em_!H"SH
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 g nYo/q=K
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. MEu{'[C
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 E#Ol{6
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Y$#6%`*#>n
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 O^q ~dda
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $Wjx$fD
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $rJgBN
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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 N_G84wxx
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4aKppj
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 #ro$$I;
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4];>O
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 BC5R$W. e
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。 bM2x
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 MEM(uBYKOb
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