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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 P z=x$aY
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. , [V#o-Z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 H%}ro.u
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（4） cook up 虚构 =th(Hdk17
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &zGf`Zi6*%
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ^rHG#^hA
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. r)9&'m .:
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 3G4N0{i
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 LjE@[ @d
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. `PV+.V}
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 `oDs]90
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 v#HaZT]u
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. zOkIPv52~
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 a! _vd B
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. W(C\lSE0
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 %Ydzzr3
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ` |L l
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. igoUKDNiQ-
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（10）for good 永远 * KDT0 ;/s
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. vP_V%5~yN
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 YTQom! O
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. %XpYiW#AK
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 X_j=u1*5
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. sRM3G]nUr
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Eyv |~D
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 B\/"$"
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. fnZa IV=H
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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 k:+Bex$g
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #^\q Fj
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 w&M)ws;$
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. EmaVd+Sw
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >%~E <
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。 }]qx "
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 xaiA?
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