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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 T/l1qcf`wT
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. & $=! dA
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. zX Zir7NfM
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（4） cook up 虚构 .TpsJXF
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 19t{|w<
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 o eha Q#e
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. L(G92,.
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 qf#)lyr<D6
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%IK/"N|+
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 DHw<%Z- J
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. !wE}(0B Tx
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 UvJ; A
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ny*i+4Mb
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ZDt?j
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I&VTW8jB
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（10）for good 永远 E4z)Mr#
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. sG7 u}r
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]?+{aS-]?k
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. neZ.`"LV
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 L gk
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 3FE( }G
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 80OtO#1y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. & 7 e)O=
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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 )!:sFa
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 MGS-4>Q#
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *cuuz i&
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 D\dWt1n
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。 fxaJZz$ o
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 w' MGA
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