（1）call the shots 做决断 6;E3|st1X
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. uc9h}QJ*
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 uh\G6s!4/
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 5K
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比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。
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（3）clown around 胡闹 + S+!:IB
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around.
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（4） cook up 虚构 4(8c L?J`0
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. UDHOcb
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 UV(`.
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. x@ X2r
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 h<L_ =)lH
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 SY9 5s
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. fAh|43Y*a
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %C%3c4+Oh
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. u.E>d9
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 hq"n RH
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. rzdQ Lan
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 qFVZhBC
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ?* ~4~ZE E
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (YJ2-
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（10）for good 永远 PY|zN|
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hq4&<Zr(
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 I484c R2.
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 .Bj WZj
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. B<~ AUf*y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 iK2f]h
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. WiH8j$;xu
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 -8)C6"V{
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 pZ $>Hh #
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0~<?*{~
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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 XN-1`5:4I
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. <e&v[
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 J+CGhk
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. N9ipw r'P
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 E 9Kp=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。 "[/W+&z[~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 S#CaJ} M
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