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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {%PgR){qR
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -q6d&D'B+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 h^aUVuL/
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. x |0@T ?
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. oy<
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 oe,37xa4
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]Ac&h
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 >?yxig:_
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %*Aq%,.={
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. S(MVL!Lm
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 KDUa0$"
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Sru}0M#M
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 +\@}IKWl-?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. rJ 7yq|^Z
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ,- FC
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 5$;#=WAY
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +,$ SZ O]
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（10）for good 永远 RV{'[8gM
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. E%tGwbi7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {T2=bK~
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. OqNt Tk+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 {iRXK
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2 zQ62t}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 t=B>t S.hO
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. u:[vqlU
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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 G:k]tZ*`
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?9I=XTR
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 YB&b_On,f
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. g E#4 3
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 yR|Beno
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。 |:jka
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Dx1 w I
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