（1）call the shots 做决断 D-S"?aO-
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. skeXsls
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 9R1S20O
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 p(8[n^~,i
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "%?$BoJR0
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 S_|VlI
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（3）clown around 胡闹 }u
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ;+Mee ^E>!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 %
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（4） cook up 虚构 )_H>d<di
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. -Z<V? SFOK
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ? JliKFD%
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. AnD#k ]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 #
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 C"[d bh !
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ]T<\d-!CZN
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 t91z<Y|
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Z< 4Du
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. RX cfd-us
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 FhAYk
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 !=B=1th4
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Frd` u .I
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ~1g)4g~
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 SbX#$; ks~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^dP]3D1
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（10）for good 永远 QZ?%xN(4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. L_(Y[!
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /@xL {
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 '1NZSiv+C?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. hha!uD~ (
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 dZ;r n!dg>
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 U_oei3QP
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. CeD(!1V G
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 v;$cx*?
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 F*{1, gb
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. mO0a: i!
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。 I;rh(FMV
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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 E!]d?t 3b
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ;]I~AGH:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 m1{OaHxKh
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. y-R:-K XH=
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <HMmsw
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。 $QC^hC
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 &O;' ?/4
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