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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /!5ohQlPJ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. i*N2@Z[
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。 Lm=EN%*#9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 #BP0MY&
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2WH(c$6PWf
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 7QTS@o-
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（4） cook up 虚构 w E.jf.q
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 1gK^x^l*f
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 P_0X+Tz
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 '6qH@r4Z <
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. fDns r" T
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4 N$Wpx
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 S y <E@1
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. ty['yV-;a
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 G `%r nu
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @JhkUGG]p
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 IrCl\HQN
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. qpe9?`vVX
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 oQ]FyV
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 qbq2Bi'a
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. HLDv{G'7
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（10）for good 永远 [rcM32
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. A2\hmp@A@7
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 cD`?" n
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 jG `PyIgw
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. dLH@,EKl)
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 +0[H `5-^
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !1R?3rVQS
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 /1/'zF&R-
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0N!rIz
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. N~v<8vJq`
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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.m2- P;4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >wqWIw.w>
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 D]iyr>V6'
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 8~,zv_Pl
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 k8n9zJ8
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。 ECL{`m(#n
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Dj=$Q44
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