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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 hs! a'E
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. &5h {XSv
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（3）clown around 胡闹 iV u
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. KLBU8%
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（4） cook up 虚构 K`{P/w
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. PzMJ^H{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 7/& i'y
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. iyKAw
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 U5\^[~vW
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. DvB!- |ek
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Q,9"/@:c,
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 4'up bI
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Oi%\' biM
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（10）for good 永远 UTB]svC'
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. C~-x637/
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 >cU#($X$^
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. K h&W\\K
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 -<H\VT%98
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0)F.Y,L
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <` [o|>A Z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -Pt.
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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 +q n[F70}
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Cm@r X A/
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 :j^I XZW
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2qd5iOhX+
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ncTPFv
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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。 6`Hd)T5{w
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 I;1W6uD=
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