（1）call the shots 做决断 8noo^QO
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. cLMFC1=b
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 QST-!`]v
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. SwhArvS
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。 e\]CZ5hs3
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（3）clown around 胡闹 DZ 5h<1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. _[J>GfQd
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 /6p7 k
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（4） cook up 虚构 `I5So-^&z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. b"~Ct}6f
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 DQ_ pLXCC
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 e&=T`
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Pv3 e*I((
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 [2zS @p
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 kL% o9=R1
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. w Y r M2X@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Yo2n [
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. z)p p{
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 rh(77x1|(G
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &0euNHH;sL
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. i>@" &
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 EeS VY
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. <ApzcyC
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（10）for good 永远 Z_?r5M;
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. LgoUD*MbQ
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 1;y?!;FD
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 A(qy>x-BI
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. e/ V8lo
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ~,P."
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. # 5W-*?H
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ik|iAWy
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 =Ev * Q[
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. P/h IJV[
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。 \BxE0GGky
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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 /s^O M`5
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1$ ~W~O
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ]!04L}hy|P
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?hwT {h
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 F;_L/8Ov1
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。 ?W4IAbT\G
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Ym "Nj
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