（1）call the shots 做决断 =6#tJgg8
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. i?^C c\gH
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ypxqW8Xe
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. j[/'`1tOe
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（3）clown around 胡闹 }`/wj
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. y%T5"p$,
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（4） cook up 虚构 v2<roG6.V
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 02]9 OnWw
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 A%u@xL,_
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. g{8 R+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 !M~p __
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 K[LTw_oE
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ki6`d?
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 l79jd%/m
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. &?3?8Q\
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ; %
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 `$`:PT\Zv4
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. vCwDE~
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 O?@1</r ^
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. fiTMS:
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（10）for good 永远 uMF\3T(x4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 1G|Q~% cv
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 <C6/R]x#
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. h`%K \C
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 BmrP]3 W?
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. p'k stiB
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 U6X~]| o
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <E@ 7CG.=
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. aEd F Z
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。
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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 ( uOW5,e7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8<P $E!
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 h9+ylHW_cp
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. kRiWNEw
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [tMf KO
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。 ?
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 kTi QO2 H
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