（1）call the shots 做决断 Wy4$*$
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. -'`TL $
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 .~>?*}
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. K<4Kk3
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（3）clown around 胡闹 b&# DnZcf
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. iCj2"T4TN
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（4） cook up 虚构 POAw M
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. a (IY\q[Wh
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 t2 3'x0 l
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +JR F0T
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Vw tZLP36
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. j} 1zdA
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。 P>i%7:OMZA
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 3S*AxA eg
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 5cJ !"
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 6$U]9D
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {@W93=Vq8
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. n">u mM;Eh
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 QaIjLc~W
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 )s_n
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. rxn Frx
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（10）for good 永远 54lu2gD'
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. qfY5Ww$ 8
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 r3E!dTDWq
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 x8Loyt_C
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Q;11N7+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ^ G&3sF}
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 < 8,o50`B
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ]i(-I <`
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 m>USD? i
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !+>v[(OzM
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. F+R?a+ e
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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 oSiMpQu08
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]C hj T}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 EA ]+v q
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Lg8nj< TF
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 5T sU Qc
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。 BA\/YW @
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 B8E'ddUw
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