（1）call the shots 做决断 Z4:^#98c.
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. CbXS JDs
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 .S1MxZ hbP
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ji\&?% (B
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（3）clown around 胡闹 }I MV@ z B
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ;y{(# X #
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（4） cook up 虚构 e2BC2K0
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. f`*VNB`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 I;1)a4Xc4R
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2ga8 G4dU
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Sk C.A ?
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 S>p0{:zM
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. v,8Q9<=O
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 f& \ Bs8la
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. $pKegK;'z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 X 5X D1[
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 FA;-D 5=
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. T$AVMV q
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（10）for good 永远 @/ nGc9h
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. : 2$*'{mM
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 9[W >`JKo
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $TS97'$
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [Y?Y@x"MZ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 9:GP~oI j
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. wr=K AsH<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 hF5T9^8
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Ww\ WuaY
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. <3/_'/ C
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。 GD'Z"rhI
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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# -E
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. x,cvAbwS
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6$f\#TR
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 80 T2EN:$
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [}GK rI
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。 B"\9s l X
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 A L^tUcl
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