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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 pm^[ve
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. NKO5c?ds
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9"&HxyOfX
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（4） cook up 虚构 ;|66AIwDe
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 68d(6?OgW
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 jy tfGE:
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ZfS-W&6Z
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 iGM-#{5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 uYF _sf
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. 7n5 bI\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 PbCXcs
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. T~_+\w
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 )0YMi!&j`
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. >{V]q*[/;Q
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 m;k' j@:
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 [/6IEt3}B
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. yPKeat H]
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（10）for good 永远 YEQ}<\B\&
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 *o`bBdZ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Jk 0 ;<2j
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 %3 |0_
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. (J y 7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 /(5 SJ(a
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 5'Y @c
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Syo 1Dq6z.
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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
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. hVd%
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ['Hl$ 2 j
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0PjWfM8%
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 LY-fp+
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。 9m /v^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。
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