（1）call the shots 做决断 = [:ruE
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. &}*[-z
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /oh[ Nu1D
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. E pPKo
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（3）clown around 胡闹 jgukW7H
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. FVHEb\Z
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（4） cook up 虚构 WJ/&Ag 1
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. H hIa=,VY
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 E?%rmdyhL!
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. C~kw{g+|
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 !v $hqNt7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 C'hZNFsF;
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. G;`+MgJ)
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 m[%&K W(
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. X $J
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 d+z8^$z"
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 !WAb O(l
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. lKwI lp
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 3M/kfy
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 k`xPf\^tf
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Dy0RZF4_
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（10）for good 永远 l 8jm7@.E
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. JrS|Ib)6
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Br;1kQ%e C
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. yA =#Ji
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 U H
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. a$"3T
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 w8$ 8P
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 z GA1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Np+<)q2
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。 {0QNqjue
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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 4Bs '5@
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. kp LDK81I
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 o yK'h9Wt1
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <U$x ')W
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 7S}NV7
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。 |!,;IoZ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Wv8?G~>
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