（1）call the shots 做决断 wTc)S6%7
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. HrM$NRhu
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Yh<WA>=
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -_N)E ))G
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（3）clown around 胡闹 %*}Y6tl '|
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "ju'UOcS /
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 iE].&>w
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（4） cook up 虚构 BuOgOYh9
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Fhf<T `
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 EGVM)ur
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ?C-Towo=i
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 78 f$6J q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 kz} R[7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3gEMRy*+
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 9=`W p6Gmn
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 #5} wuj%5
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. YJV% a
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 .a'f|c6
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Xf[kI
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ^teq[l$;
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 6%G-Vs]*2
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }; L ^w :
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _}xd}QW
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 I: cg}JZ>|
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（10）for good 永远 S$,'Q^~K
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. u\yVR$pQ
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 w;6bD'.>;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 zi9[)YqxPH
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. g4p
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ] }|byo
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ypOLp SYk
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. kYzKU2T\W
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >Gml4vGK
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Zdc63fllM
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Mj#-j/{x{5
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。 &#`l;n:]+
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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 /D&%v *~E
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {76c%<`WaP
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Rhc-q|Lz8
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 CC = d I
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. soA|wk\A
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 #G" xNl
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 d\{>TdyF
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。 GPz(j'jU
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 9I27TKy
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