（1）call the shots 做决断 \X<bH&x:z
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <DMl< KZ
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 0n @rLF
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4A@NxihH
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（3）clown around 胡闹 8j Mk)-
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 6^%UU
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 nS/)P4z
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（4） cook up 虚构 uJOJ-5}yt
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. EM]s/LD@%
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 wkP#Z"A0~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ,pqGX3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (]b! {kS
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 c05TsMF&O
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 cS>e?
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. I*LknU@
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。 I3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 NxjB/N
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. `^bgUmJ~
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &F\?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. VGtC)mG8)
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 1=#q5dZ ]
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 j]*j}%hz
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ld3-C55
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 L~(_x"uXd
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（10）for good 永远 |3F02
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. gT$Ju88
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 -`<kCW"
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. vN| l\!~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 wB.Nn/p
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. )E6;-rD0^+
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 /V8}eZ97
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 1&^MfP}
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. L !=4N!j
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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 G"X8} :}
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4D[ '^q
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 xZ|Y ?R5m
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. NG
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 *NkA8PC
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。 z |a sa*
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =
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