（1）call the shots 做决断 l bl?k5
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. W^LY'ypT
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ex (.=X 1
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 jc[Y}gd,
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. O$j7i:G'5
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。 '3D XPR^B6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 PB`Y
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. x vl #w
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（4） cook up 虚构 qCpp6~]Um
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }1i`6`y1
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ][h%U rV
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]]9R mh=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 $f=J2&D,Cz
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 =I ;ZMJR
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. Tc &z:
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 j2.|ln"!
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. {Y=WW7:Qx
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 m6&~Hf wN
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %wvdn
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 = eXU@B
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. A) %/[GD2
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（10）for good 永远 ~f1%8z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. xH(lm2kvT
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 9_ rYBX
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 E +R1 !.
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )Y 6 +
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 m}aB?+i
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. .4M.y:F
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 tI TS1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 x?p1
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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. @qqg 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 1 s2>C!\
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. EQ yC1j
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 4Lh!8g=/
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. eJVj uG
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 V>)OpvoT#
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 ?ZI".>
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Y E s &
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