（1）call the shots 做决断 k\x>kJ}0
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. oD~VK,.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^a Xyho
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. F!'b_ gmz
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。 KQQR"[z&V
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（3）clown around 胡闹 vpOzF>O
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. [< f\+g2ct
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 a.wRJ
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（4） cook up 虚构 dO rgqz`e
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. p# O%<S@?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 H4^-M Sw
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 LuR.; TiW
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 9$ UjZ$ v
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 .T4"+FTzP
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 n1.]5c3p
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. {gK
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 nmS3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. h"]v+u`!SM
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ykX}T6T
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 bWUo(B#*I
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. c%Kv"Z%f
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 m3P%E8<Q#
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 T4o}5sq}S
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. eP[azC"G[
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（10）for good 永远 H:y.7
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. dl(cYP8L
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 O<."C=1~E
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ZDcv-6C)B
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ( lS&P"Xi
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 b\dBt#mB!
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 jJ|u!a
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 3DMfR
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 VX2bC(E'%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 C03ehjT<
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. IW uR=I$t
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 VU}UK$JN
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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 m:II<tv
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 5JIa?i>B
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 GkaIqBS
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. X2q$i
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 zZ
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例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 u+z$+[lm!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。 9V[ |_
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