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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y5X HJUTu
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. gZ5E %']sT
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（3）clown around 胡闹 J| orvnkK
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. S_z }h
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（4） cook up 虚构 WhO;4-q)2
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 reyN5n~4U
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. zS@"ITy
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 o8:K6y
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. c
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 v;E7UL
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6\MJvg\;
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 `ym@ U(;N
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. H!F Cerg
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 d9zI
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. >u ok\sX
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（10）for good 永远 "t<$ {
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @j%r6N
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ; & 2J9
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. n7 RswX
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 AsRS7V
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. SR 9 Cl
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. W;]*&P[[
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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 wVvk{tS
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. (C#9/WO?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 i|X ; n
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Azx4+`!-
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 N[ %^0T$
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。 pYo]lO
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ]8(_{@ /
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