（1）call the shots 做决断 S c0w.5m6
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. }tz7b#
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 G[=c
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $i&zex{\
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（3）clown around 胡闹 C]6O!Pb0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )e{ aN+
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（4） cook up 虚构 (>Em ^(&
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. I,tud!p`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Y4 -t7UlS;
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 'DR!9De
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *w&e\i|7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4dlGxat
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. Hs8>anVo[
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。 &yg|t5o
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 6m93puY`7
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. K1KreYlF
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 N7"W{"3D
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 s;e\ p t
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3`g^
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 'L'R9&o<X
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ? 9/G[[(
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. sRs>"zAg
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 dV_G1'
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（10）for good 永远 e6*8K@LHB
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _>+Ld6 .T6
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 FrS]|=LJhX
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. vXs" Dst
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 [, Gg^*umS
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. (QEG4&9
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +7Gwg
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 -w2/w@&
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. J1k>07}|
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 K- v#.e4
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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 t.<i:#rj>l
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4?kcv59
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 /^ ts9:
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >MZ/| `[M
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 X'ag)|5ot
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。 j2k"cmsKh
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 IGl9 g_1 8
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