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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 $b N%x/
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. G;tIhq[$Vb
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（3）clown around 胡闹 t4,6`d?C
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. zJ#q*2A(Z
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（4） cook up 虚构 Q:%gJ6pa
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 xOS4J+' s@
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. V+E2n J
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 D
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 hmks\eb~
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. U m*{~=;u
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 5<&<61[A
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 8p PAEf
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（10）for good 永远 d]+g3oy
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "&7v.-Y k(
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #K
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. / EWF0XV!
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Ib]{rmaP
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. rjfQ\W;}U
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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 sgFpZk
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 M]eH
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Nqy' ,N
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。 ck-w Md
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 (5VP *67
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