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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Z 2}a h
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Ft=zzoVKg
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（3）clown around 胡闹 [L`ZE *z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. M}:=zcZ l
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（4） cook up 虚构 _LP/!D
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 <H3ezv1M
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. q/3ziVd7p
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 T lAR.cV
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 k 4/D8(OXw
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. 0tIS Xu -
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. m^' uipa\
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 =4uSFK_L
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. AIb2k
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 I{JU-J k|
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 4p%A8%/q
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（10）for good 永远 QY/hI `
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. bQe^Px5
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 k P#e((f,
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. A,su;Q h
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 f~E *Zz`;
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Vc^HVyAx@n
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 > 56>*BHD
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $'W}aER
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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 ob+euCuJ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f>'Y(dJ'W
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0CSv10Tg
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Iff9'TE
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ntNI]~z&
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。 R1&unm0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 1+b{}d
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